“Anyone who's a parent dreads that call in the middle of the night. I have four grown children and I still dread it.”
- Tony Dungy
“But I know I have a son who doesn't listen to anything I say and if he hears the same thing from someone else, sometimes it has a little more impact.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Don't shed any tears for me. I got to live a dream most people don't get to live.”
“Everything's not going to go perfect. You're going to have some losses that you're going to have to bounce back from and some things that are a little unforeseen that you're going to have to deal with.”
“For some reason the football coach of a major college program is seen as one of the leaders of the campus. And some way we have to let our young people know that that leader can look like anyone.”
“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.”
“I enjoy talking to young people, and talking to people about helping young people. That part is not a chore. It's pretty fun, and something I like to do because I think it's important.”
“I guess I'm flattered that people think I can help get things done.”
“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.”
“I just don't think you pass on a great quarterback if you have the opportunity. If need be, you can trade it away.”
“I just think winners win. And guys who won all the way through high school and college, the best player at every level, they have a way of making things happen and winning games.”
“I learned from Chuck Noll in Pittsburgh that speed and explosiveness on defense is the way to build a team. Both are difficult for your opponent to assimilate in practice and then in games it is even harder to match.”