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
winning player thinking
I never wanted our players to think the Super Bowl was the ultimate. I always talk about 'Yes, we're going to win, but what are we going to do as we're winning? What are we going to do after we win?' Winning the Super Bowl is not the destination. It's not an end point. It's what you do from here.
children athlete kids
I would want America to know our kids need us. Spend as much time with your kids as you can. Enjoy them. Be with them. Hug your children; You never know when it will be the last time.
sight goal moral
It's easy to lose sight of the ultimate goal when you're in the trenches.
children night parent
Anyone who's a parent dreads that call in the middle of the night. I have four grown children and I still dread it.
purpose patterns legacy
Part of our purpose in life is to build a legacy – a consistent pattern of building into the lives of others.
football thinking giving
They were unwillingly to give 100 percent if they didn't personally think it was important. What you don't understand is the champions know it's all important.
encouragement needs moral
Everybody needs encouragement, even when things are going well.
football journey preparation
At some point in life's journey, professionally and personally, we have to be able to trust our preparation.
team problem
I was not asked whether I would have a problem having Michael Sam on my team. I would not.
loss perfect littles
Everything's not going to go perfect. You're going to have some losses that you're going to have to bounce back from and some things that are a little unforeseen that you're going to have to deal with.
mean kids men
We have a whole generation of men who don't understand how much they mean to their kids.
football winning league
Our goal was to win, to win a Super Bowl, but also to win in the right way, to be role models to our community, to represent Indianapolis, the state of Indiana and the National Football League.
football real winning
I love coaching football, and winning a Super Bowl was a goal I've had for a long time. But it has never been my purpose in life. My purpose in life is simply to glorify God. We have to be careful that we don't let the pursuit of our life's goals, no matter how important they seem, cause us to lose sight of our purpose. I coach football. But the good I can do to glorify God along the way is my real purpose.
football mean kids
You may not win the Super Bowl. Your kids may not go on to be doctors and lawyers and everything may not go perfectly. That doesn't mean it was a bad plan or the wrong thing. It's just like a football season. Everything's not going to go perfect.