Tony Dungy
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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
guys hard hit matter wrapping
We've got guys who aren't wrapping guys up, ... No matter how hard you hit them, you've still got to wrap them up.
execute good supposed
When we do what we're supposed to do and execute the play, we've been pretty good on third-and-1 or 2.
family puts situation
With my son's situation and our family, it puts it all into perspective.
critical focus stretch winning
We want to see if we can get that done, ... So our focus is winning the first one. This is a very critical two-week stretch for us.
games win
We need to be able to win games like this, ... If you're going to win a championship, you have to win games that go any kind of way.
aware change helps
When you change your protection, when you're always aware of what's going on with one guy, it helps the whole defense.
future joe moon warren
Like '94 with Warren Moon and Joe Montana, you'll see two future Hall-of-Famers in Saturday's game.
ball game great special tough
We've got a tough group. You have to do something special to get a game ball from them, but (Smith) did a great job.
balls generally guys knew martin plays situation throw
It's just that guys were very focused. We knew where a lot of the balls would go, and once we got into a situation where Martin had to throw and try to make some plays ... that's when you generally get the interceptions.
seemed three time took week
After the first one, it wasn't too bad, ... It took a long time to get that first one. After three weeks, it seemed like every week was 10 or 12 days.
incorrect negatively speed view
I didn't really read anything into it other than he wanted more speed on his team. ... I didn't think it was a racist comment. It may have been politically incorrect to say it that way, ... but I didn't view it negatively at all myself.
no-excuses excuse explanation
No excuses. No explanations.
best-effort differences giving
What will people remember us for? Are other people’s lives better because we lived? Did we make a difference? Did we use to the fullest the gifts and abilities God gave us? Did we give our best effort, and did we do it for the right reasons?
encouragement benefits moral
Who really benefits from discouragement? More often than not, encouragement is exactly what is needed.