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Dungy and his wife harris are the proud parents of seven children, five sons and two daughters. Send us your favorite quotes or passages from this book. From the onset, it is clear that this book covers a topic which unfortunately doesnt get implemented by individuals in leadership positions to the extent which it should. This one is written as a leadership fable, similar to books by patrick lencioni, ken blanchard and mark miller. Tony dungy s little brother, linden, is a third grader who is having a bad day at school. This book brings its audience through the victories and hardships of life. The one year uncommon life daily challenge by tony dungy. The mentor leader, by tony dungy, is the coachs third book he has written, but only the first of which i have read. Tony dungy has 73 books on goodreads with 37330 ratings. He led the indianapolis colts to super bowl victory in 2007, the first such win for an african american head coach. He has been a popular speaker at fca conferences, banquets, clinics, and camps. Tony dungy was the indianapolis colts and super bowl champion xli. Aug 02, 2010 in mentor leader, tony dungy, the first africanamerican coach to win the super bowl, writes that the secret to success is good leadership and good leadership is all about making the lives. A follow up to this book is expected in the near future by dungy and his associates.
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