Losing strengthens you. It reveals your weaknesses so you can fix them.
PAT SUMMITTThere is nothing wrong with having competitive instincts. They are survival instincts.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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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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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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I won 1,098 games, and eight national championships, and coached in four different decades. But what I see are not the numbers. I see their faces.
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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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Combine practice with belief.
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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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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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Discipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves
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Hard work breeds self-respect.
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I haven’t ever really had a goal to break that record or catch John Wooden.
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You have to make shots. That’s the bottom line.
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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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Success is all a matter of perspective. It depends on where you start from, and where you want to end up.
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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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Teamwork doesn’t come naturally. It must be taught.
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