Tony Dungy Quotes - Page 6

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 else has to say.'

I could never have pictured myself writing a book when I was 25 years old. My mom was an English teacher but I wasn't that way growing up.

Remember that mentor leadership is all about serving.

I learned from Chuck Noll in Pittsburgh that speed and explosiveness on defense is the way to build a team. Both are difficult for your opponent to assimilate in practice and then in games it is even harder to match.

Who really benefits from discouragement? More often than not, encouragement is exactly what is needed.

Gay marriage and who should be on a football team have nothing to do with each other.

Once we had become locked in on a schedule, he (Coach Denny Green) often created a disruption (artificial adversity) to that schedule just to see how guys would respond.

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.

And one game, as we know, can cost you a lot.

We only wanted to pay significant sums to keep truly special players.

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.

At the end of the day, the only people a One Voice doctrine silences are those who should be the most loyal.

Change isn't always bad; we should always be learning and improving. But the change I was seeing involved principles, not procedures.

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.

You need togetherness because you don't always win, and you have got to hang though together

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.

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.

If you're just saying, hey, I'm doing this. I'm working to make money. I'm working to increase my status. If that's all there is, I think you will find out that it's meaningless.

I hired top-notch people, trusted them to do their jobs, and then came to grips with the fact that I wouldn't be coaching as much.

I've always talked to players about perception and reality. I don't worry about perception. There may be some of that, that people want to attach to a good name, but the reality is that some good things can happen.

I think there are times when I believe God welcomes the circus into our lives to give us an opportunity to show that there’s another way to live and respond to things.

If someone needs help, I can offer advice. I'm not always right and people don't always listen.

The further I get away from coaching, the more I know I made the right decision. You almost forget how wonderful family life is.

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.

If I can't get the captains to respond appropriately and show the leadership I expect, how is anyone else going to respond?