![]() Is this book based on a specific incident from your childhood or did you create it based on a wealth of childhood memories? Fortunately, we had great parents who encouraged him to follow his dream and not someone elses. He was trying to figure out if he should follow his dreams or do what everybody else assumed he was going to do. He liked sports but not to the extent that I did. Everybody expected him to do the same thing. Linden was behind me in age and kind of in the shadow of a bigger brother who was a good athlete. How was your relationship with your brother when you were growing up? Your book “You Can Do It!” is the story of two brothers, Linden and Tony. We thought that if we could put something out there that would encourage dialogue between parents and children, and also talk about the values that are important to us would be great. Then, my wife Lauren, who reads a lot to our kids but also reads in the community, said she was having trouble finding stuff to read that was not only fun but had a message that talked about faith and family. Why a children’s book?Ī couple of reasons – number one, after writing my first book, Quiet Strength, we just got so many cards and emails from people who said, ‘I read this chapter to my 17 year old’, or ‘I read this story to my 14 year old and it allowed us to talk about a life issue.’ I thought, wow, that is really fantastic. You are an NFL head football coach and a leader of men. Over the course of the book’s 32 pages, Linden learns that if he dreams big and has faith, he can do anything.ĬBN.com Program Director Chris Carpenter recently sat down with the Super Bowl winning coach to discuss why children should follow their dreams, the importance of having a parental role model, and how his future may or may not include football. Filled with inspiring life lessons that every child should learn, Dungy tells us the story of his little brother, Linden, a third grader who is having a rough day at school. With illustrator Amy Bates, Tony has penned a children’s book called You Can Do It! (Little Simon Inspirations). Instead, Dungy has opted take a very unorthodox approach. ![]() CBN.com - Based on the tremendous success of his first book, New York Times bestseller Quiet Strength, one might think Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy would follow that up with a book that falls in line with his profession – football, leadership, or physical fitness.
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