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.
PAT SUMMITTLoyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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Our emphasis is on execution, not winning.
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She taught me that it’s ok to let down your guard and allow your players to get to know you. They don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
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I want to continue to do is to help these young women be successful. You don’t just say goodbye at the end of their playing careers and end it there.
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If I aint happy, nobody’s happy.
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Group discipline produces a unified effort toward a common goal.
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Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.
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I think the only thing that I really thought about, I am always every year thinking about how I can get better, how my stuff can get better, how our team can improve.
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Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.
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Setting up a system that rewards you for meeting your goals and has penalties for failing to hit your target is just as important as putting your goals down on paper.
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I’d wake up in the morning and I would think, ‘Where am I?’ I’d have to gather myself.
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Teamwork is what makes common people capable of uncommon results.
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If you don’t want responsibility, don’t sit in the big chair. To be successful, you must accept full responsibility
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I didn’t say a lot. I didn’t throw anything. That’s not my style. I did think about it though.
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Class is more important than a game.
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Here’s how I’m going to beat you. I’m going to outwork you. That’s it. That’s all there is to it.
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