Tony Dungy Quotes

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Tony Dungy

Profession : Coach

Birth : October 6, 1955

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.

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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.

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If people didn't know me and only knew my public persona, what I'd want them to know is everything that I do, I do for the Glory of Lord. Because of my Christian faith, that's who I am. I wasn't always that way, but I'm very proud that I am.

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To win those big games you're going to have to complete some third-down passes, you're going to have to be able to get some explosive games in the passing game.

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The first thing you have to do is make sure you're still wanted back. I never take that for granted any more.

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We want to enjoy our families and the hype leading up to the game.

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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.

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We have so many young men, especially, who are growing up without their dads. We have to fill that void. We have to do a better job helping young people see what it means to be a man, what it means to be a woman. And then, somehow, we have to put that family structure back together.

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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.

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When Jim Irsay called me five years ago, he told me, 'I want you to be our coach and help us win the Super Bowl.' He told me, 'We are going win it the right way. We are going to win it with great guys; win it with class and dignity. We are going to win it in a way that will make Indianapolis proud.'

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I know when I was an assistant coach and I started interviewing for head coaching jobs, I actually lost out on many jobs, several jobs, and the complaint that I got was, 'Well, he doesn't fit the mold of a head coach. He doesn't look the part. He's not gonna jump up and down. He's not going to scream.'

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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.

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

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

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I think I've got a responsibility to be home a little bit more, be available to my family a little bit more and do some things to help make our country better. I don't know what that is right now, but we'll see.

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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.

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

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

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I just don't think you pass on a great quarterback if you have the opportunity. If need be, you can trade it away.

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We have a number of difficulties facing our nation, but I believe fatherlessness is right at the top of the list.

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