Former NFL coach’s success story an uplifting read

“Success is uncommon and not to be enjoyed by the common man,” coach Cal Stoll told the young college bound Tony Dungy and the rest of his University of Minnesota football teammates when faced with the reality of working in the game of life.

“I’m looking for uncommon people because we want to be successful, not average,” Stoll said.

Those few words of advice caused Dungy to start paving his own way to fulfilling his purpose in life and gives readers a detailed account of what it took for him to get there in his 2006 memoir, “Quiet Strength.”

The New York Times bestseller chronicles a man eager to share his story from working as a staff coach on a football team to becoming the first black head coach to win a Super Bowl.

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Some people never grow up

“Grown Ups,” Adam Sandler’s latest addition to his empire of stupid comedies, is projected to be a shoe-in for the 2010 Raspberry Awards for worst picture.

It’s a very bad film, but its only redeeming feature is an important one: it’s hilarious.

Dennis Dugan directed the film, and he specializes in the realm of the stupid, with films such as “Problem Child” and “Happy Gilmore” under his belt.

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British ‘Office’ better than American

Americans who are familiar with “The Office” may be unaware that it is a direct copy of a British sitcom on BBC.

The hit starring Steve Carell is a direct spinoff of a 14-episode British series from the mind of comic geniuses Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

But which is better, the British or American version?

Although the American version is certainly funny, the British version takes its cringe-worthy, uncomfortable and dry wit to a new level.

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