Uncommon

by Dungy, Tony

• ISBN13: 9781414326818
• ISBN10: 1414326815
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-29
• Publisher: Tyndale Momentum

Summary

Super Bowl-winning coach and #1 New York Times best selling author Tony Dungy has had an unusual opportunity to reflect on what it takes to achieve significance. He is looked to by many as the epitome of the success and significance that is highly valued in our culture. He also works every day with young men who are trying to achieve significance through football and all that goes with a professional athletic career-such as money, power, and celebrity. Coach Dungy has had all that, but he passionately believes that there is a different path to significance, a path characterized by attitudes, ambitions, and allegiances that are all too rare but uncommonly rewarding. Uncommon reveals lessons on achieving significance that the coach has learned from his remarkable parents, his athletic and coaching career, his mentors, and his journey with God. A particular focus of the book: what it means to be a man of significance in a culture that is offering young men few positive role models.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Develop Your Core	p. 1
Character	p. 3
Honesty and Integrity	p. 9
Humility and Stewardship	p. 17
Courage	p. 29
Love Your Family	p. 37
How to Treat a Woman	p. 39
Fatherhood	p. 51
Respect Authority	p. 65
Lift Your Friends and Others	p. 75
Friendship	p. 77
Taking Counsel	p. 83
The Power of Positive Influence	p. 89
Mentoring	p. 95
Your Full Potential	p. 101
Powerful Thoughts	p. 103
Education and Athletics	p. 111
Career, Work, and Money	p. 117
Goals and Risk	p. 125
Alcohol and Drugs	p. 131
Failure	p. 137
Establish A Mission that Matters	p. 143
Style versus Substance	p. 145
Priorities	p. 151
Being versus Doing	p. 157
Following Your Dreams	p. 161
Creating Balance	p. 167
Choose Influence over Image	p. 173
Respect for Yourself and Others	p. 175
Sexual Integrity	p. 179
Platforms	p. 187
Role Model	p. 191
Live Your Faith	p. 197
Eternal Self-Esteem	p. 199
Relationship with Christ	p. 203
Faith	p. 207
Purpose	p. 211
Significance	p. 215
Epilogue	p. 221
Q&A With Coach Dungy	p. 225
About the Authors	p. 259
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