Quotes from Tony Dungy

Anyone who's a parent dreads that call in the middle of the night. I have four grown children and I still dread it.

To win those big games you're going to have to complete some third-down passes, you're going to have to be able to get some explosive games in the passing game.

If people didn't know me and only knew my public persona, what I'd want them to know is everything that I do, I do for the Glory of Lord. Because of my Christian faith, that's who I am. I wasn't always that way, but I'm very proud that I am.

Did you know that nearly one in three children live apart from their biological dads? Those kids are two to three times more likely to grow up in poverty, to suffer in school, and to have health and behavioral problems.

As big a deal as the Super Bowl is, it's not the most important thing going on in the planet.

Football was really my least favorite sport and the last sport that I ended up picking up as a kid. My dad started me off with baseball, which most kids did at that time. I really enjoyed basketball. That was my favorite sport.

We have a whole generation of men who don't understand how much they mean to their kids.

I could never have pictured myself writing a book when I was 25 years old. My mom was an English teacher but I wasn't that way growing up.

You never know what's going to happen. My mother was an English teacher. If someone had told her that I was going to write a book, she would never have believed that. So you can never say never.

I said all along that God is in control.

God's definition of success is really one of the significant differences our lives can make in the lives of others.

God allows us to feel pain for a reason: to protect us.

I think there are times when I believe God welcomes the circus into our lives to give us an opportunity to show that there's another way to live and respond to things.

Balance provides the chance for longevity. You can be a champion at work and at home.

The Lord has a plan. We always think the plans are A, B, C and D, and everything is going to be perfect for us and it may not be that way, but it's still his plan.

I had 10 to 12 close buddies who I played ball with all the way from elementary to high school. That is where I learned to compete.

When I played at Minnesota, Green Bay, those northern cities, Buffalo, they wanted to have those championship games at home. It was going to be an advantage to be there with their fans and the cold weather and all that. But when you've got a Super Bowl, and it's the two best teams, you want ideal conditions. You want to play a great game.

We talked about some of our experiences, focusing, hanging together down the stretch, important games. It's not necessarily who has the most talent but what team sticks together and executes their fundamentals the best.

We often can't see what God is doing in our lives, but God sees the whole picture and His plan for us clearly.

I realized that I needed to be more like the shepherd than the hired hand in protecting my team.

If we lose sight of people, we lose sight of the very purpose of leadership.

I need to treat everybody fairly, but fair doesn't always mean equal.

And as a football coach in the National Football League, I know for sure that it's going to end someday.

If you're a leader, people's lives should be better because of the influence you've had along the way.