Quotes by Tony Dungy

About Tony Dungy:

Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungy is a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Dungy was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008.
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Remember that mentor leadership is all about serving. Jesus said, “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).

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You can't always control circumstances. However, you can always control your attitude, approach, and response. Your options are to complain or to look ahead and figure out how to make the situation better.

Tony Dungy

I have yet to hear God's audible voice, although I have often felt led by God in more subtle ways.

Tony Dungy

We often can't see what God is doing in our lives, but God sees the whole picture and His plan for us clearly.

Tony Dungy

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.

Tony Dungy

It's just really making sure I am doing the best job I can do as a dad. I do think that is my No. 1 job.

Tony Dungy

I just think winners win. And guys who won all the way through high school and college, the best player at every level, they have a way of making things happen and winning games.

Tony Dungy

That's the difference between the NCAA and the NFL right now. They've got to step up and say, 'We're going to do the right thing. We're going to hire qualified people. We're going to hire the best man for the job regardless of what boosters or anyone...

Tony Dungy

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.

Tony Dungy

You can have an impact anywhere you are.

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The Lord has a plan. We always think the plans are A, B, C and D, and everything is going to be perfect for us and it may not be that way, but it's still his plan.

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When you're in a situation, you can complain about it, you can feel sorry for yourself, you can do a lot of things. But how are you gonna make the situation better?

Tony Dungy

Don't shed any tears for me. I got to live a dream most people don't get to live.

Tony Dungy

I had 10 to 12 close buddies who I played ball with all the way from elementary to high school. That is where I learned to compete.

Tony Dungy

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.

Tony Dungy

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.

Tony Dungy

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.

Tony Dungy

Anyone who's a parent dreads that call in the middle of the night. I have four grown children and I still dread it.

Tony Dungy

But I know I have a son who doesn't listen to anything I say and if he hears the same thing from someone else, sometimes it has a little more impact.

Tony Dungy

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.

Tony Dungy

Author Bio

  • NameTony Dungy
  • Descriptionprofessional American football player and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League
  • BornOctober 6, 1955
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson; Gridiron Football Player