THE DAY AFTER

They said he was too nice to win. They said he just didn't have what it takes to succeed on the biggest stage of all. But last night in Miami Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy became only the third man in the history of the NFL to hold aloft the Vince Lombardi Trophy as both a player and a head coach.

I guess "they" aren't as smart as they thought they were!

He doesn't scream on the sidelines, doesn't rant and rave and no one has ever heard him curse, apart from one occasion when he used the title of a TV sports program - The Best Damn Sports Show Ever. Teased about that, he gave the assurance that it would never happen again.

I'm glad the Colts won Super Bowl XLI. Not just because they're a good football team, not just because Dungy and Manning have been slagged off for too long as big game losers, not just because I'm fed up with seeing the Patriots swagger to the podium.

I'm glad because it was a victory for values and a great triumph for a coach who makes no secret whatever of his faith.

The quote of the night goes to Coach Dungy -

You can win doin' it the Lord's way.

I love it!!!