I don't have the strength or wisdom to get through a single day without guidance and grace from God.
Tony DungyRead
At some point in life's journey, professionally and personally, we have to be able to trust our preparation.
Interpretation
Trusting our preparation is essential for success in both personal and professional journeys.
This quote emphasizes the importance of preparation in achieving our goals and navigating life's challenges. Tony Dungy suggests that at various stages of our lives, both in our careers and personal endeavors, we must have confidence in the work we've put in to prepare ourselves for what lies ahead.
In practice
Using this quote during a motivational speech to encourage athletes before a game.
I don't have the strength or wisdom to get through a single day without guidance and grace from God.
You should never be defined by what you do, by the things you have; you've got to define yourself by who you are and who you impact and how you impact people. And that's the thing I try to get across to my players.
Football is a vocation and an opportunity for ministry. But it's not a life.
When Jim Irsay called me five years ago, he told me, 'I want you to be our coach and help us win the Super Bowl.' He told me, 'We are going win it the right way. We are going to win it with great guys; win it with class and dignity. We are going to win it in a way that will make Indianapolis proud.'
People look at me and see a calm, cool guy on the sidelines and I want them to know that my Christian faith affects my coaching and everything I do.
God’s definition of success is really one of significance-the significant difference our lives can make in the lives of others. The significance doesn’t show up in won-loss records, long resumes, or the trophies gathering dust on our mantels. It’s found in the hearts and lives of those we’ve come across who are in some way better because of the way we lived.
Like running the hurdles. Work so hard, jump over every one, fast, high enough but no higher, because you can't afford to hang in the air. And then, when the race is over, you're dripping with sweat, either they beat you or you beat them ... and then a couple of guys come out and move the hurdles out of the way. Turns out they were nothing. All that work to jump over them, but now they're gone.
Have a definite, clear, practical ideal - a goal, an objective.
It's tough to go to sleep at night, and I wake up after five hours because I feel like I'm wasting time. I just sit up at night and think about what I can do next.
The only joy in the world is to begin.
There's a storm inside of us, a burning river, a drive. You push yourself further than anyone could think possible. You are never out of the fight.
Running a start-up is like eating glass. You just start to like the taste of your own blood.
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