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My son wasn't gay. No way. Tommy Lasorda

Gay Son Way

I started in the lowest league in baseball, and I worked my way all the way up to Triple A and then to the big leagues. I never reached the level that I thought I would reach as a player. But that's the way it goes. So then I started from the bottom as a manager, and I worked my way up to managing the Dodgers for 20 years. Tommy Lasorda

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We're all put here for a reason. And one little movement changes your way of life. Tommy Lasorda

Life Changes Way Put Movement Little Your Reason Here

When you - when you become the manager of a major league team, particularly the Dodgers, to me, that's a privilege and an honor. No matter where you go or what you do, you represent that position that you have. And you represent that organization that gave you the opportunity to be doing what you're doing. Tommy Lasorda

You're born with some things inside you that will allow you to lead, but I think you have to take the bull by the horns. You have to want that leadership position, and then there are things you can do to develop that. Tony Dungy

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That's the difference between the NCAA and the NFL right now. They've got to step up and say, 'We're going to do the right thing. We're going to hire qualified people. We're going to hire the best man for the job regardless of what boosters or anyone else has to say.' Tony Dungy

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The book is actually called 'A Mentor Leader, a Different Way to Lead.' It really talks about my experience in the way I tried lead our football team, things that I learned from, basically, the coaches that I played for and my parents about leadership. And it is a little bit different, counter to maybe what society says about great leaders. Tony Dungy

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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. Tony Dungy

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We want to enjoy our families and the hype leading up to the game. Tony Dungy

Game Hype Enjoy Our Leading Up Families Want

I've said all along that God is in control. Tony Dungy

God Control Along Said

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. Tony Dungy

Practice Build Difficult Defense Speed Chuck Way Both Learned Match Opponent Pittsburgh Then Your Games Team Even Harder Assimilate

We're not hitting on all cylinders, defensively. When we're playing good, I'll let you know. Tony Dungy

Good You Defensively Know Hitting Cylinders Playing

We need somebody to give us a chance. Tony Dungy

Somebody Give Us Chance Need

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. Tony Dungy

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I guess I'm flattered that people think I can help get things done. Tony Dungy

People Think Guess Get Done Flattered Help Things

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. Tony Dungy

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I just don't think you pass on a great quarterback if you have the opportunity. If need be, you can trade it away. Tony Dungy

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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. Tony Dungy

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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. Tony Dungy

We have a number of difficulties facing our nation, but I believe fatherlessness is right at the top of the list. Tony Dungy

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I wish Michael Sam nothing but the best in his quest to become a star in the NFL,and I am confident he will get the opportunity to show what he can do on the field. Tony Dungy

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