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
champions defending everybody focused good guess team
I guess that's good in a lot of ways. But the defending champions are always the team to beat. And that's who everybody is focused on.
ended feeling good losing
The two times I've been 5-0 we've ended up losing big games, ... We really need to get this one and it will be a good feeling if we can get to six.
depending
You can tell when he's on the field, and depending on what we're practicing, you can see a difference.
games careers balls
The game has changed since the '70s as more coaches have looked at ways to make it tougher on defenses. But I'm glad my career turned out the way it did - I would have never gotten a chance to learn the defensive side of the ball.
football team fields
I enjoy watching football on TV. Many times I can visualize the whole field, even on the TV screen, because I still know enough about what the teams are doing.
team thinking games
I do not think being a coordinator is a requirement, but it does give you some advantages. You get used to working with half the team and you go through the game-planning and decision-making processes.
athlete college skills
If you want to be an athlete, then getting good grades, going to college, and developing your intellectual skills are important.
reading young
When I was young, I didn't like to read. I would have much rather been outside doing something than been inside reading about it.
sports book athlete
When I was younger I only read sports books. I loved the biographies that told how athletes developed. When I got into coaching, I did start to read more instructional books, but I was always more interested in the people behind the ideas.
school two doubt
There are two schools of thought. You can be basic and spend all your time on what your opponents are going to do. Or, you can be very multiple and complex, put a lot of doubt in your opponents' minds and create problems for them with the volume of things you do.
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.
impact worry focus
Don't worry about your platform; focus on your impact.
games cost knows
And one game, as we know, can cost you a lot.
encouragement benefits moral
Who really benefits from discouragement? More often than not, encouragement is exactly what is needed.