Tony Dungy Quotes about Football

It's the journey that matters. Learning is more important than the test. Practice well, and the games will take care of themselves.

A good leader gets people to follow him because they want to, not because he makes them.

God's definition of success is really one of the significant differences our lives can make in the lives of others.

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.

What's important is not the uniform or the number, and it's not what team you play for or whether anyone else sees your value; it's who you are on the inside. And when you're in Christ, that's never going to change.

The best solution for falling just short of the goal is to focus on the fundamentals but perform them better.

Winning would create greater potential for change than talk alone.

And as a football coach in the National Football League, I know for sure that it's going to end someday.

What's important is not the accolades and memories of success but the way you respond when opportunities are denied.

If we do what we do without panicking, we can accomplish great things.

First, there is no typical grief cycle, and second, it's not something I went through. I'm still grieving.

At some point in life's journey, professionally and personally, we have to be able to trust our preparation.

God allows us to feel pain for a reason: to protect us.

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.

Keeping ridiculous hours doesn't mean you'll be successful.

When it's over, it's over is part of football's greatest appeal to me. When a game ends, win or lose, it's time to prepare for the next one.

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.

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.

Pain prompts us to change behavior that is destructive to ourselves or to others. Pain can be a highly effective instructor.

We wanted guys who had been productive in college, and we made it a point to pick performance over potential.

There are certain bridges that are not worth crossing, no matter what others think. Loyalty and relationships are important.

I said all along that God is in control.

I needed to do my current job well, keep preparing, and wait on God's timing. I needed to trust His leadership rather than try to force an outcome I wanted.

I've always tried to coach people the way I would like to be coached; positively and encouragingly rather than with criticism and fear ... I've tried to be as fair as possible.

I found that while life drags on when you're losing, it marches on when you're winning.