Tony Dungy

Tony Dungy

06-Oct-1955


United States


Football quarterback

Anthony Kevin ‘Tony’ Dungy is a former American football player, who eventually became the first African-American head coach to win the Super Bowl. Tony coached mainly two franchisees of NFL (National Football League) namely the Tumpa Bay Buccaneers and the Indianapolis Colts. He achieved a unique feat in NFL history by appearing in ten consecutive seasons. After hanging his boots as a coach, he served as an analyst on NBC's Football Night in America. He was also inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Besides his glorious career as a coach, Dungy was also actively involved in civil rights movements. In the year 2007, the United States Sports Academy felicitated Dungy with the Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. He published a book ‘Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life’, which featured in the ‘New York Times Best Sellers’ list. He has spoken and shared his thoughts about several subjects including sports, leadership, integrity, goal, hard work, winning, life etc. We have collected some of his notable quotes from his observations, interviews, speeches etc. Here are some of Tony Dungy quotes illuminating his thoughts.

QUOTES BY Tony Dungy


Things will go wrong at times. You can't always control your attitude, approach, and response. You options are to complain or to look ahead and figure out how to make the situation better

It's about the journey--mine and yours--and the lives we can touch, the legacy we can leave, and the world we can change for the better.

The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.

I don't have the strength or wisdom to get through a single day without guidance and grace from God.

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.

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).

When I played at Minnesota, Green Bay, those northern cities, Buffalo, they wanted to have those championship games at home. It was going to be an advantage to be there with their fans and the cold weather and all that. But when you've got a Super Bowl, and it's the two best teams, you want ideal conditions. You want to play a great game.

You can have an impact anywhere you are.

People look at me and see a calm, cool guy on the sidelines and I want them to know that my Christian faith affects my coaching and everything I do.

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