Tony Dungy Quotes

I'm trying as hard as I possibly can each and every day to get my life better and better and stronger. And if I win championships along the way, so be it.

Every time you quit, someone else gets your prize. Every time you make a mistake, you get closer to yours.

I think with challenges, you either overcome them or you fall behind and become a statistic.

Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.

I think we all face situations in life, where we are not sure if we will be able to make it. I have been through such experiences and for me, the real hero is the one who rises above obstacles.

By turning negatives into positives, losing into a journey to winning, I have been able to overcome the odds that were against me into motivation for my success.

Just take one small victory at a time.

Everyone has to face obstacles. Everybody has to face hurdles. It's what you do with those that determines how successful you're going to be.

There have been many ups and downs but when you get that one push, it is amazing. When you go ahead in spite of some people trying to pull you back, that feeling has its own pleasure.

Being a champion is not just being a frontrunner and being ahead, but it's facing adversity.

I always believe every team that wins has to go through some things.

The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain - he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem--he is challenged by it. Mountains are created to be conquered; adversities are designed to be defeated; problems are sent to be solved. It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.

If you have the character to hang in there when its tough, you will develop or acquire every other characteristic necessary to WIN in the game of life.

Your struggles have not been a waste. They've come to strengthen you. And grow your capacity to lead - and win.

Remember, success is not measured by heights attained but by obstacles overcome. We're going to pass through many obstacles in our lives: good days, bad days. But the successful person will overcome those obstacles and constantly move forward.

The thrill of achievement comes from overcoming adversity in the accomplishment of an important goal.

What are you doing here? Tell me why you are here. If you are not here to win a national championship, you're in the wrong place. You boys are special. I don't want my players to be like other students. I want special people. You can learn a lot on the football field that isn't taught in the home, the church, or the classroom. There are going to be days when you think you've got no more to give and then you're going to give plenty more. You are going to have pride and class. You are going to be very special. You are going to win the national championship for Alabama.

The bigger the challenge, the bigger the sense of accomplishment when you get to the end of it.

It's not over until you win

Winning leaders are almost always motivated when the chips are down.

In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has done his best.

I've learned what it feels like to lose, believe me. But I think, in the end, that is just going to make winning that much better.

Having to try and going through the trials and tribulations to actually overcome, to get there to win, to triumph, that's what makes life interesting

Failure is nothing more than learning how to win.