Tony Dungy’s humility in offseason
Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy got his dose of humility in a New York City bookstore this offseason.
“Yeah, I was going through the offseason feeling pretty good about everything when my wife and I were in the bookstore,” said Dungy, the man of grace, a Super Bowl ring and now a best-selling book. “Then someone from the bookstore came up to me and said, ‘It’s so good to have you here, Coach Edwards.’ … The Lord has a way of keeping you humble.”
Dungy shared a laugh over that with his good friend and former assistant, Kansas City coach Herm Edwards. More important, the moment was the first of many reminders that winning a Super Bowl guarantees little in life, even recognition.
The further reminder of that has come in training camp. The Colts may be the defending champions, but they are a very different team from that rainy night in Miami during Super Bowl XLI less than seven months ago.