Tony Dungy
Tony Dungy
Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungyis a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League. Dungy was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth6 October 1955
CityJackson, MI
football winning losing
I found that while life drags on when you're losing, it marches on when you're winning.
football player special
We only wanted to pay significant sums to keep truly special players.
football college guy
We wanted guys who had been productive in college, and we made it a point to pick performance over potential.
loyalty football thinking
There are certain bridges that are not worth crossing, no matter what others think. Loyalty and relationships are important.
football jobs waiting
I needed to do my current job well, keep preparing, and wait on God's timing. I needed to trust His leadership rather than try to force an outcome I wanted.
team games together
We talked about some of our experiences, focusing, hanging together down the stretch, important games. It's not necessarily who has the most talent but what team sticks together and executes their fundamentals the best.
basketball people criticism
I've always tried to coach people the way I would like to be coached; positively and encouragingly rather than with criticism and fear ... I've tried to be as fair as possible.
football memories opportunity
What's important is not the accolades and memories of success but the way you respond when opportunities are denied.
team practice games
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.
football college people
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.
opportunity thinking needs
I just don't think you pass on a great quarterback if you have the opportunity. If need be, you can trade it away.
firsts granted wanted
The first thing you have to do is make sure you're still wanted back. I never take that for granted any more.
simple player agency
I always liked to be fairly simple because you could get more players ready to play quickly. If you lose players to free agency, injuries, etc., it is easier to get young players ready to play in a less complex system.
successful play decision
The biggest thing you need to be successful with it is a quarterback who wants to be involved in the decision-making process and not just merely want to execute plays sent in to him.