Most people get excited about games, but I’ve got to be excited about practice, because that’s my classroom.
PAT SUMMITTWinners are not born, they are self-made.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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Put the Team Before Yourself.
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Class is more important than a game.
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I don’t give out compliments easily.
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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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Make Winning an Attitude.
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Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.
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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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To me, teamwork is a lot like being part of a family. It comes with obligations, entanglements, headaches, and quarrels. But the rewards are worth the cost.
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I think sometimes for me that sounds like almost being selfish. I am not about personal records.
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Teamwork is what makes common people capable of uncommon results.
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You can’t have any quit in you if you want to be successful.
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It is what it is. But, it will be what you make it.
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Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you’re never wrong?
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You have to make shots. That’s the bottom line.
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Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.
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There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes easily.
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See yourself as self employed.
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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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Attitude is a choice. What you think you can do, whether positive or negative, confident or scared, will most likely happen.
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Combine practice with belief.
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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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Nine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.
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I think helped our players in terms of being able to fight through some adversity along the way.
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Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.
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The best way to handle responsibility is to break it down into smaller parts. Take care of one small thing at a time.
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In order to grow, you must accept new responsibilities, no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them.
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