Showing posts with label Tony Dungy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tony Dungy. Show all posts

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Quiet Strength


I've been reading the book by former NFL coach, Tony Dungy, entitled "Quiet Strength". Tony was known as a coach who didn't scream on the sidelines or at his players. He quietly led, by example and by setting expectations.

His first head coaching position was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a team at that time not known for winning. He later led the Indianapolis Colts to victory in the Super Bowl. During all those years he had one way of leading, he believed in it and stuck to it. In spite of criticisms, he maintained that his teams would:
Do what we do.
Whatever it takes.
No excuses, no explanations.
I've lived long enough to know that if you're doing something, you're going to face criticism. You will never please everyone. Don't let criticism stop you from trying. When you know you're doing what is right, continue on and:
Do what we do.
Whatever it takes.
No excuses, no explanations.
“When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely says something about our own need to be critical.” - Unknown

“He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.” - Abraham Lincoln

“Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing” - Aristotle

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