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
The first thing you have to do is make sure you're still wanted back. I never take that for granted any more.
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.
But there's no substitute for a full-time dad. Dads who are fully engaged with their kids overwhelmingly tend to produce children who believe in themselves and live full lives.
We need somebody to give us a chance.
I enjoy talking to young people, and talking to people about helping young people. That part is not a chore. It's pretty fun, and something I like to do because I think it's important.
I don't have the strength or wisdom to get through a single day without guidance and grace from God.
The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.
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.
We want to enjoy our families and the hype leading up to the game.
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.
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.
Sometimes I think God wants there to be a circus so we can show there's another way to respond.
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.'
You should never be defined by what you do, by the things you have; you've got to define yourself by who you are and who you impact and how you impact people. And that's the thing I try to get across to my players.
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.
Don't shed any tears for me. I got to live a dream most people don't get to live.
If someone needs help, I can offer advice. I'm not always right and people don't always listen.
Did you know that nearly one in three children live apart from their biological dads? Those kids are two to three times more likely to grow up in poverty, to suffer in school, and to have health and behavioral problems.
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.
You can have an impact anywhere you are.
We're not hitting on all cylinders, defensively. When we're playing good, I'll let you know.
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.
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?
