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.
PAT SUMMITTSilence is a form of communication, too. Sometimes less is more.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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It’s harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb, Continue to seek new goals.
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It is what it is. But, it will be what you make it.
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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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Our emphasis is on execution, not winning.
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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 aint happy, nobody’s happy.
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There is an old saying: a champion is someone who is willing to be uncomfortable.
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Class is more important than a game.
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If you want to be in the game you better shoot 75% from the line.
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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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The ultimate goal of discipline is to teach self discipline.
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I’m interested to see where a combination of faith and science will take me.
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See yourself as self employed.
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Discipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves
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When you grow up on a dairy farm, cows don’t take a day off. So you work every day and my dad always said, ‘No one can outwork you,’
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