We have all heard the saying “never give up,” whether it is from a book, from a teacher, from a coach, or from parents; one could say it is cliché. This saying is quite simple, but it is an entirely different challenge when it comes to carrying it out. While facing what seems like insurmountable odds, we cannot help but just break down. In Tony Dungy’s memoir Quiet Strength, Dungy takes the reader through his life as a devout Christian from being a complete failure to become the first African-American coach to win the NFL Championship. Dungy has weathered the storm that he knows to be his life through his faith. However, there is but one gift that he needs: a rock with a picture of his family and a cross on it to remind Dungy of his foundation
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Dungy feels responsible for his staff, he is the lone reason to why they are a part of the Buccaneers coaching staff. Dungy reached out to God for answers, patiently waiting his reply, a reply that took many months to come. When Dungy was fired from his position at the Buccaneers, his whole world had come crashing down. Dungy brings forth his lifelike imagery while walking through the empty offices: “I stopped to contemplate a wood – framed picture in the stack…the stadium grass behind us was a vibrant green, the shade of an Irish meadow, sliced into the five-yard increments by crisp, white stripes. A teeming throng of humanity dressed in orange and red and squinting in the unforgiving Florida Sun, filled the stands in the picture’s background” (2). Specifically, Dungy dwells on his former job. Dungy loved every moment of it. Through this vivid imagery, Dungy is able to connect the vast fields of green of a football field to his Garden of Eden. The white increments signifying the yard lines showed the purity of the sport and of the field. Through Dungy’s colorful diction, he is able to create a happy dream for his readers to …show more content…
Dungy lost his job, his father, and countless seasons; but he is still able to press forward, an accomplishment that many could only dream of achieving. Through Dungy’s trials, he would be able to lecture his players about what it means to be a devout Christian. While praying Dungy “heard that same voice of God so clearly heard by Moses ‘go this way, and I’ll part the water for you and the Children of Israel’” (98). As Dungy seeks for answers from God of how to teach his players about life, he portrays himself again as Moses. Moses led the people of Israel away from Egyptian slavery. Moses parted the sea for the people, showing them a new life. Dungy realizes he must wait for God to clear him a path and reveal the right way to teach and touch their hearts. Since Dungy’s early childhood, his father, a minister, installed a trait on Dungy’s heart to never look past one person, no matter the situation. Furthermore, when a newly recruited player struggles to understand his role on the team as a player for the Indianapolis Colts, he stops practice and teaches the entire team, his reasoning being: “speaking to five thousand people is no more important that quietly teaching one” (201). As Dungy teaches his new recruits his game of football, he represents himself as Jesus. Dungy alludes to the
Dungy feels responsible for his staff, he is the lone reason to why they are a part of the Buccaneers coaching staff. Dungy reached out to God for answers, patiently waiting his reply, a reply that took many months to come. When Dungy was fired from his position at the Buccaneers, his whole world had come crashing down. Dungy brings forth his lifelike imagery while walking through the empty offices: “I stopped to contemplate a wood – framed picture in the stack…the stadium grass behind us was a vibrant green, the shade of an Irish meadow, sliced into the five-yard increments by crisp, white stripes. A teeming throng of humanity dressed in orange and red and squinting in the unforgiving Florida Sun, filled the stands in the picture’s background” (2). Specifically, Dungy dwells on his former job. Dungy loved every moment of it. Through this vivid imagery, Dungy is able to connect the vast fields of green of a football field to his Garden of Eden. The white increments signifying the yard lines showed the purity of the sport and of the field. Through Dungy’s colorful diction, he is able to create a happy dream for his readers to …show more content…
Dungy lost his job, his father, and countless seasons; but he is still able to press forward, an accomplishment that many could only dream of achieving. Through Dungy’s trials, he would be able to lecture his players about what it means to be a devout Christian. While praying Dungy “heard that same voice of God so clearly heard by Moses ‘go this way, and I’ll part the water for you and the Children of Israel’” (98). As Dungy seeks for answers from God of how to teach his players about life, he portrays himself again as Moses. Moses led the people of Israel away from Egyptian slavery. Moses parted the sea for the people, showing them a new life. Dungy realizes he must wait for God to clear him a path and reveal the right way to teach and touch their hearts. Since Dungy’s early childhood, his father, a minister, installed a trait on Dungy’s heart to never look past one person, no matter the situation. Furthermore, when a newly recruited player struggles to understand his role on the team as a player for the Indianapolis Colts, he stops practice and teaches the entire team, his reasoning being: “speaking to five thousand people is no more important that quietly teaching one” (201). As Dungy teaches his new recruits his game of football, he represents himself as Jesus. Dungy alludes to the