Analysis Of Quiet Strength By Tony Dungy

Adriana Iturbide Academic Writing Ms. Pryia Dec. 1. 2015 Who is Tony Romo? Have you ever heard the name Tony Romo? Tony Romo is the best football player of all times! Tony Romo is willing to do what it takes to be a good football player. If you’ve never heard of him, well, now you will.

Coaching Dynamics For Success Many people don't realize it, but the rigorous coaching style of Herman Boone, as displayed in the award winning movie Remember the Titans, should be adopted into today's coaching methods. The movie portrayed how football teaches leadership, as well as, high standards for high school football players. Coach Boone begins by teaching the players to respect themselves by first dressing the part off the field, He made sure they each were properly dressed by wearing a dress coat and tie.

Coaches are motivational none more so than Vince Lombardi that gave his speech on superBowl day around the time players, coaches, and fans not only loved football but would do anything to watch it. the speech was given in a locker room in a very intense football games against the opponent. Lombardi was an all time hall of famer football coach and a two-time super bowl champion. In a Super bowl game in 1971, Lombardi gave a speech to his players during halftime in a very intense game. This speech was to encourage his player to go out and play with your heart and to play hard, if you go out and give everything you have, you are guaranteed to become the best and to be number one.

This reveals to his son that athletic skills and being a strong athlete are not the only way to make an impact on the team. The author also desires his son to realize the skills that football can teach him such as how to be a leader, work as a team, and most notably to discover that he can only control certain aspects of life instead of solely playing football for the purpose of enjoying the game. All of the personal experiences and wisdom are given to Ted in order to justify how lucky he is to even be playing a collegiate sport and that he should be grateful for the skills that the game is teaching

The loss of Tony’s innocence from situations he counters plays an important role in the maturity he develops by the end of the story. As he is guided by Ultima, lessons are learned and she encourages him to be whatever he wants to be, and grow up into someone that he will be proud of. Magical realism overall contributes to his childhood experiences and his interactions with the world, which shape him into the man he

Peyton’s passion for football he says was instilled in him by his father. He would listen to all his dad’s games at Ole Miss and New Orleans to study by. Like most in high school Peyton played football, baseball, and basketball. By Peyton’s sophomore year in high school he was talented enough to be the starting quarterback. His brother

The desire to win in leadership sets a context where true beneficial aspects and lessons are learnt and taught. The lessons cover ethical principles and aspects of responsibility, respect, caring, fairness, and trustworthiness. These styles are based on the film Remember the Titans.’ The backdrop in the film presents itself in football and racism which are the aspects that clash with the leadership styles. Coach Herman Boone’s leadership styles manifest themselves based on his upbringing which provides a tough exterior.

When Tony goes to Boston, he “left the projects too” (line 17) just like his father. Tony was no longer home so he couldn’t continue to work and help his family. This made me think of how his father did basically the same thing, but Tony was going to school

Tony has had many books written about him and also has one movie that has recently came out. The movie’s name is Woodlawn. Tony is a very inspirational person. From coming from a humble family and at a school that hated African American people to being a football star and being inducted into the senior bowl hall of fame with many other greats such as Curtis Martin and Michael Strahan. Tony probably never expected to be a football star from coming out of where he lived.

Besides his NFL career he was also known to many as a great father him and his wife Olivia had three boys. Two of them are professional football players Eli and Peyton manning. “I know my daddy loved me, but in his generation they didn 't hug their kids and tell them that. I have done that, but Tony just reinforced that idea. When I saw Eli on Sunday (before the Giants ' playoff game), I hugged him.

The pressures he faced from his family were no longer relevant to the ideas of a future that he had conjured up for himself. Having questioned ideals that seemed imperative he was able to uncover his true feelings toward the subject of independent thinking. And after the life changing events that took place, Tony no longer relied on others and came into his own. Considering the timeline of Antonio’s adolescence it is clear he grew to a point of maturity and independence that allowed him to prepare in choosing his own path in

This supports the theme because its like the saying monkey sees monkey do. This means that Tony is a bad influence to Wes because he puts him in a bad environment. When this happens he is more likely to fall into his brothers foot steps. Sometimes looking up to someone is not always the best choice. Family is the most important thing you need in life to be successful.

Already, Tony life he’s seen struggling, death and other tragedies. Antonio is trying to find what his life is all about. He on a quest to find his true meaning in life. Antonio being a child has a hard time trying to understanding his physical and emotional surroundings. In chapters we had to read, I’ve notice Antonio not able to take action, but instead he 's a spectator.

Coach Boone’s method of leadership although on surface level appeared harsh, was a contributing factor to the overall success of the football team. Nevertheless, his efforts extended into the community partially eliminating the race tension. Coach Boone’s military style approach to leadership is grounded in the competency of promoting a congruent behavior. A fundamental component of military leaders is the leader character, “moral and ethical qualities that help one determine what is right and to do what is appropriate” (Shriberg, 2011, p. 228). There are seven principles that guide the military and Boone which helps him reach his ultimate goal of inclusion, not just winning football games.

They were able to relate to the one inch at a time proposition of pulling together to come out of the disarray the team was in. They were touched by his honesty and openness in the beginning of his speech, which was an attention getter, then intrigued by the challenge to sacrifice for the team and fight for the inches need to win and survive. The coach ended the speech with a summation of the team fighting for that inch together and then concluded with the question, “…now, what are you gonna do”. The inspired team then went on, played with their heart, and won the football game.