Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.
PAT SUMMITTI’d wake up in the morning and I would think, ‘Where am I?’ I’d have to gather myself.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.
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There is not that many players that really can take over games, signed Candace Parker, I really felt like at that time that a National Championship was certainly in reach.
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Sit up straight, listen and participate.
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Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.
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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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Coaches who start listening to fans often wind up sitting next to them.
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If I aint happy, nobody’s happy.
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I want to go to practice. I want to be in the huddles. That’s me.
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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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You spend more of the game preparing to win in the final seconds. And that is what separates winners from losers.
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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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Individual success is a myth. No one succeeds all by herself.
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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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Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.
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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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Success is a project that’s always under construction.
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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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Sometimes you learn more from losing than winning. Losing forces you to reexamine.
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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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Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.
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We do not win championships with girls. We win with competitors.
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If I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one
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Success lulls you. It makes the most ambitious of us complacent and sloppy. In a way, you have to cultivate a kind of amnesia and forget all of your previous prosperity.
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You can’t always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive.
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Value those colleagues who tell you the truth, not just what you want to hear.
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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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