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.
PAT SUMMITTNine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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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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In the absence of feedback, people will fill in the blanks with a negative. They will assume you don’t care about them or don’t like them.
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I haven’t ever really had a goal to break that record or catch John Wooden.
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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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I’ve got a great staff and great support system, and I’m going to stick my neck out and do what I always do.
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Discipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves
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Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.
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Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.
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Coaches who start listening to fans often wind up sitting next to them.
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A competitor continually sets new goals. He feels the need to keep raising the bar. If the fist goal is to make the team, and he achieves it, he immediately resets the goal to: I want to be a starter.
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Teamwork does not come naturally. Let’s face it. We are born with certain inclinations, but sharing isn’t one of them.
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I have a love-hate relationship with losing. I hate how it makes me feel, which is basically sick. But I love what it brings out.
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We communicate all the time, even when we don’t realize it. Be aware of body language.
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The willingness to experiment with change may be the most essential ingredient to success at anything.
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Most people get excited about games, but I’ve got to be excited about practice, because that’s my classroom.
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