Tonight, former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy was inducted into the National Football League Hall of Fame. Coach Dungy is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Quiet Strength and Uncommon. He led the Indianapolis Colts to Super Bowl victory on February 4, 2007, the first such win for an African American coach. Coach Dungy established another NFL first by leading his teams to the playoffs for ten consecutive years.
In my opinion, there has never been a more respected man in this history of pro football. His Christian faith and commitment to family have been a model for all leaders to follow. He was and is more than just a coach.
The following are 18 Leadership Quotes From Tony Dungy’s Hall Of Fame Speech:
- I’m now the 10th Steeler from the Super Bowl XIII team to be enshrined.
- My first thought was all the people God put in my path to make it this possible.
- God gave me a wonderful upbringing.
- My dad always preached to us to set our goals high and not complain about negative circumstances. Just look for ways to make things better.
- My mom taught us that as a Christian your character, your integrity and how you honored God was so much more important than your job title.
- “What would it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?” And I know that’s she’s happy her son never forgot that verse.
- That $2,000 signing bonus I got (from the Steelers) didn’t last long but I ended up gaining a lot more than money.
- There is more to life than just football.
- The Lord was using disappointment to help me grow.
- My beautiful wife Lauren – the love of my life, my biggest supporter, and greatest blessing.
- Denny Green went out of his way to teach me the responsibilities of being a head coach.
- The thing I am most grateful to Denny for is he made sure his assistant coaches had quality time with our families.
- Denny showed me you could win doing it that way.
- Losing my job in 2002 after a playoff loss was another painful disappointment but God used it again to lead me to a blessing.
- The biggest reason I am here tonight is the people I got to work with as a head coach.
- You don’t win in the NFL without players.
- The Lord has truly led me on a wonderful journey.
- I cherish every single relationship I was able to make over those 31 years.
Next up is Brett Favre.
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