I think you can challenge people, but you don’t want to break people down. But you’ve got to sometimes just pull them aside and say, you know, you’re OK but you could be better.
PAT SUMMITTIf I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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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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With attitude, you can determine your own performance.
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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 can’t always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive.
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Success is a project that’s always under construction.
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Discipline yourself, so no one else has to.
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If I aint happy, nobody’s happy.
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I just think they were just a team that really enjoyed the process and allowed our coaching staff to enjoy the process.
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Hard work breeds self-respect.
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Teamwork is what makes common people capable of uncommon results.
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The willingness to experiment with change may be the most essential ingredient to success at anything.
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Individual success is a myth. No one succeeds all by herself.
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Discipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves
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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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Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you’re never wrong?
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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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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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If you want to be in the game you better shoot 75% from the line.
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The ultimate goal of discipline is to teach self discipline.
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Sit up straight, listen and participate.
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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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Most people get excited about games, but I’ve got to be excited about practice, because that’s my classroom.
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The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.
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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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Anyone can quit, but it takes a strong, committed person not to quit when times are tough.
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Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.
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