--- title: "20 Way Quotes By Tony Dungy" description: "20 Way quotes by Tony Dungy. Plus more from Tony Dungy and more Way 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) > [What's important is not the accolades and memories of success but the way you respond when opportunities are denied.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/what-s-important-is-not-the-accolades-and-memories-of-success-but-the/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/tony-dungy-2343_accolades_what-s-important-is-not-the-accolades-an_585995.png) > [If you're a leader, people's lives should be better because of the influence you've had along the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/if-you-re-a-leader-people-s-lives-should-be-better-because-of-the/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ee/tony-dungy-2343_ifs_if-you-re-a-leader-people-s-lives-should_1406454.png) > [The Lord has a plan. We always think the plans are A, B, C and D, and everything is going to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/the-lord-has-a-plan-we-always-think-the-plans-are-a-b-c-and-d-and/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/tony-dungy-2343_lord_the-lord-has-a-plan-we-always-think-the_1077439.jpg) > [I had 10 to 12 close buddies who I played ball with all the way from elementary to high school. That is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/i-had-10-to-12-close-buddies-who-i-played-ball-with-all-the-way-from/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56c/tony-dungy-2343_balls_i-had-10-to-12-close-buddies-who-i-playe_382241.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) > [I just think winners win. And guys who won all the way through high school and college, the best player at every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/i-just-think-winners-win-and-guys-who-won-all-the-way-through-high/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0a/tony-dungy-2343_college_i-just-think-winners-win-and-guys-who-wo_416674.jpg) > [I could never have pictured myself writing a book when I was 25 years old. My mom was an English teacher but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/i-could-never-have-pictured-myself-writing-a-book-when-i-was-25-years/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10c/tony-dungy-2343_book_i-could-never-have-pictured-myself-writi_646518.png) > [God’s definition of success is really one of significance-the significant difference our lives can make in the lives of others. The significance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/god-s-definition-of-success-is-really-one-of-significance-the/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cee/tony-dungy-2343_definition-of-succes_god-s-definition-of-success-is-really-on_3155900.jpg) > [When Jim Irsay called me five years ago, he told me, 'I want you to be our coach and help us win…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/when-jim-irsay-called-me-five-years-ago-he-told-me-i-want-you-to-be/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/846/tony-dungy-2343_bowl_when-jim-irsay-called-me-five-years-ago_458315.jpg) > [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) > [I learned from Chuck Noll in Pittsburgh that speed and explosiveness on defense is the way to build a team. Both are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/i-learned-from-chuck-noll-in-pittsburgh-that-speed-and-explosiveness/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/tony-dungy-2343_chuck_i-learned-from-chuck-noll-in-pittsburgh_919570.png) > [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) > [Our goal was to win, to win a Super Bowl, but also to win in the right way, to be role models…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/our-goal-was-to-win-to-win-a-super-bowl-but-also-to-win-in-the-right/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/tony-dungy-2343_community_our-goal-was-to-win-to-win-a-super-bowl_2346771.png) > [Be a pro. • Act like a champion. • Respond to adversity; don’t react. • Be on time. Being late means either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/be-a-pro-act-like-a-champion-respond-to-adversity-don-t-react-be-on/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cb/tony-dungy-2343_adversity_be-a-pro-act-like-a-champion-respond-to_554920.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) > [Life is challenging. I wish I could tell you that you’ll always be on top of the mountain, but the reality is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/life-is-challenging-i-wish-i-could-tell-you-that-you-ll-always-be-on/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/tony-dungy-2343_able_life-is-challenging-i-wish-i-could-tell_1151144.png) > [I think there are times when I believe God welcomes the circus into our lives to give us an opportunity to show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/i-think-there-are-times-when-i-believe-god-welcomes-the-circus-into/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/tony-dungy-2343_another-way_i-think-there-are-times-when-i-believe-g_847263.png) > [Sometimes I think God wants there to be a circus so we can show there's another way to respond.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/sometimes-i-think-god-wants-there-to-be-a-circus-so-we-can-show-there/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/908/tony-dungy-2343_another-way_sometimes-i-think-god-wants-there-to-be_2008607.png) > [I have yet to hear God's audible voice, although I have often felt led by God in more subtle ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/i-have-yet-to-hear-god-s-audible-voice-although-i-have-often-felt-led/) [Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbc/tony-dungy-2343_subtle_i-have-yet-to-hear-god-s-audible-voice-a_1130797.png) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/way/tony-dungy/#itemlist", "name": "20 Way Quotes By Tony Dungy", "numberOfItems": 20, "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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