--- title: "9 Coaches Quotes By Tony Dungy" description: "9 Coaches quotes by Tony Dungy. Plus more from Tony Dungy and more Coaches sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/tony-dungy-2343_basketball_i-ve-always-tried-to-coach-people-the-wa_389363.png" --- > [I've always tried to coach people the way I would like to be coached; positively and encouragingly rather than with criticism and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/i-ve-always-tried-to-coach-people-the-way-i-would-like-to-be-coached/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/tony-dungy-2343_basketball_i-ve-always-tried-to-coach-people-the-wa_389363.png) > [Lovie Smith and I are not only the first two African-Americans but Christian coaches showing that you can win doing it the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/lovie-smith-and-i-are-not-only-the-first-two-african-americans-but/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/tony-dungy-2343_christian_lovie-smith-and-i-are-not-only-the-first_2009332.png) > [For some reason the football coach of a major college program is seen as one of the leaders of the campus. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/for-some-reason-the-football-coach-of-a-major-college-program-is-seen/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/775/tony-dungy-2343_campus_for-some-reason-the-football-coach-of-a_2776776.png) > [And as a football coach in the National Football League, I know for sure that it's going to end someday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/and-as-a-football-coach-in-the-national-football-league-i-know-for/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e16/tony-dungy-2343_coaches_and-as-a-football-coach-in-the-national_2773151.png) > [Once we had become locked in on a schedule, he (Coach Denny Green) often created a disruption (artificial adversity) to that schedule…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/once-we-had-become-locked-in-on-a-schedule-he-coach-denny-green-often/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/tony-dungy-2343_adversity_once-we-had-become-locked-in-on-a-schedu_595418.png) > [(Offensive Coach) Paul Hackett realized that Joe Montana knew more about the offense than he did, but when the meeting was over,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/offensive-coach-paul-hackett-realized-that-joe-montana-knew-more/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eca/tony-dungy-2343_basics_offensive-coach-paul-hackett-realized-th_2556869.png) > [I love coaching football, and winning a Super Bowl was a goal I've had for a long time. But it has never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/i-love-coaching-football-and-winning-a-super-bowl-was-a-goal-i-ve-had/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/441/tony-dungy-2343_be-careful_i-love-coaching-football-and-winning-a-s_563319.jpg) > [The game has changed since the '70s as more coaches have looked at ways to make it tougher on defenses. But I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/the-game-has-changed-since-the-70s-as-more-coaches-have-looked-at/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/682/tony-dungy-2343_balls_the-game-has-changed-since-the-70s-as-mo_1414609.png) > [My dad took me to a high school basketball game and this very, very famous coach in Michigan, by the name of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/my-dad-took-me-to-a-high-school-basketball-game-and-this-very-very/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/tony-dungy-2343_ball-game_my-dad-took-me-to-a-high-school-basketba_2147839.png) ## Other authors on Coaches ## More by Tony Dungy > [We only wanted to pay significant sums to keep truly special players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/we-only-wanted-to-pay-significant-sums-to-keep-truly-special-players/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/they-were-unwillingly-to-give-100-percent-if-they-didn-t-personally/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) > [I need to treat everybody fairly, but fair doesn't always mean equal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/i-need-to-treat-everybody-fairly-but-fair-doesn-t-always-mean-equal/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) > [Change isn't always bad; we should always be learning and improving. But the change I was seeing involved principles, not procedures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/change-isn-t-always-bad-we-should-always-be-learning-and-improving/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) > [We wanted guys who had been productive in college, and we made it a point to pick performance over potential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/we-wanted-guys-who-had-been-productive-in-college-and-we-made-it-a/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) > [Hard work and togetherness. They go hand in hand. You need the hard work because it's such a tough atmosphere... to win week in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/hard-work-and-togetherness-they-go-hand-in-hand-you-need-the-hard/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) > [Character is the glue that bonds solid and meaningful relationships](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/character-is-the-glue-that-bonds-solid-and-meaningful-relationships/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) > [As a father of seven kids, and been a kid myself at one point, I realize you don't always make the best decisions every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/as-a-father-of-seven-kids-and-been-a-kid-myself-at-one-point-i/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) > [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;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/what-s-important-is-not-the-uniform-or-the-number-and-it-s-not-what/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) > [Engage, educate, equip, encourage, empower, energize, and elevate. Those are the methods for maximizing the potential of any individual, team, organization, or institution for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/engage-educate-equip-encourage-empower-energize-and-elevate-those-are/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) > [There are weaknesses that you have to understand and it takes a lot of discipline for the players to be able to play it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/there-are-weaknesses-that-you-have-to-understand-and-it-takes-a-lot/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) > [Integrity is what you do when no one is watching; its doing the right thing all the time, even when it may work to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/integrity-is-what-you-do-when-no-one-is-watching-its-doing-the-right/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) > [Courage is the ability to do the right thing, all the time, no matter how painful or uncomfortable it might be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/courage-is-the-ability-to-do-the-right-thing-all-the-time-no-matter/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) > [I would want America to know our kids need us. Spend as much time with your kids as you can. Enjoy them. Be with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/i-would-want-america-to-know-our-kids-need-us-spend-as-much-time-with/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) > [“Without Peyton, there would be no Lucas Oil Stadium. This team would be playing in L.A. right now. I don't understand Jim saying this.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/without-peyton-there-would-be-no-lucas-oil-stadium-this-team-would-be/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coaches/tony-dungy/#itemlist", "name": "9 Coaches Quotes By Tony Dungy", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always tried to coach people the way I would like to be coached; positively and encouragingly rather than with criticism and fear ... 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