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Pat Summitt

My parents taught me a long time ago that you win in life with people, and that’s important, because if you hang with winners, you stand a great chance of being a winner.
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Chance Greatness Life Parents Stand Time Win Yourself
Class is more important than a game.
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Class Game Important
I’ve always put great emphasis on the academics and getting your degree. It’s important because basketball is short term. The long term is what are you gonna do after college and after you no longer can bounce the ball.
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Academics Basket Ball Greatness Sports Yourself
Teamwork doesn’t come naturally. It must be taught.
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Natural Teaching Team Work
Most people get excited about games, but I’ve got to be excited about practice, because that’s my classroom.
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Class Excitement Games Myself People Practice
I think you can challenge people, but you don’t want to break people down. But you’ve got to sometimes just pull them aside and say, you know, you’re OK but you could be better.
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Better Break Challenge People Thinking Yourself
No one feels strong when she examines her own weakness. But in facing weakness, you learn how much there is in you, and you find real strength.
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Examination Feeling Reality Strength Strong Weakness Yourself
Success is a project that’s always under construction.
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Construction Inspirational Project Success
Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.
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Champion Game Offense Ticket Win
Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.
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Karma Loyalty Side Yourself
Coaches who start listening to fans often wind up sitting next to them.
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Fans Listening Start Wind
I don’t give out compliments easily.
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Compliment Easy Myself
Teamwork is really a form of trust. It’s what happens when you surrender the mistaken idea that you can go it alone and realize that you won’t achieve your individual goals without the support of your colleagues.
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Achievement Support Surender Team Trust Work Yourself
I think sometimes for me that sounds like almost being selfish. I am not about personal records.
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Myself Personal Record Sound Thinking Time
The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.
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Athlete Equality Person Student
If I’m not leading by example, then I’m not doing the right thing. And I want to always do the right thing.
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Example Leadership Myself Right

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