Tony Dungy

At some point in life's journey, professionally and personally, we have to be able to trust our preparation.

Integrity doesn't come in degrees: low, medium, or high. You either have integrity or you don't.

I found that while life drags on when you're losing, it marches on when you're winning.

We spent our whole married life in the ultra-competitive world of professional football, Lauren and I had always tried to view it through God's eyes. As much fun as it was to be winning, we tried not to get caught up in it. We knew that our family life and our faith walk were more important.

And if God has given you a lot of ability, I believe you should be held to a higher level of expectation.

My dad, who was a teacher, used to tell me that a teacher's goal should be for every one of their students to get an A. If that's your goal every day - to make every student or player learn - then it doesn't matter if you won last year or didn't win. When next year's team shows up, I try to help every player become as good as they can be.

What's important is not the uniform or the number, and it's not what team you play for or whether anyone else sees your value; it's who you are on the inside. And when you're in Christ, that's never going to change.

I've always tried to coach people the way I would like to be coached; positively and encouragingly rather than with criticism and fear ... I've tried to be as fair as possible.

Pain prompts us to change behavior that is destructive to ourselves or to others. Pain can be a highly effective instructor.

I hired top-notch people, trusted them to do their jobs, and then came to grips with the fact that I wouldn't be coaching as much.

Winning would create greater potential for change than talk alone.

When it's over, it's over is part of football's greatest appeal to me. When a game ends, win or lose, it's time to prepare for the next one.

But there's no substitute for a full-time dad. Dads who are fully engaged with their kids overwhelmingly tend to produce children who believe in themselves and live full lives.

The fundamental keys to the culture of any organization can only be achieved when everyone is on the same page.

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.

When things get difficult it can be easy to complain. How you respond makes all the difference

People have to understand how important it is for kids to be nurtured by their mom and dad and get the great role modeling when they are young.

It's just really making sure I am doing the best job I can do as a dad. I do think that is my No. 1 job.

You can have an impact anywhere you are.

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.

If you're just saying, hey, I'm doing this. I'm working to make money. I'm working to increase my status. If that's all there is, I think you will find out that it's meaningless.