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.
PAT SUMMITTCombine practice with belief.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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Teamwork doesn’t come naturally. It must be taught.
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You can’t pick and choose the days that you feel like being responsible. It’s not something that disappears when you’re tired.
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You can’t have any quit in you if you want to be successful.
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Know your strengths, weaknesses, and needs.
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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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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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Belief in yourself is what happens when you know you’ve done the thing things that entitle you to success.
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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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Most people get excited about games, but I’ve got to be excited about practice, because that’s my classroom.
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Discipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves
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The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.
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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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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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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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Change equals self improvement. Push yourself to places you haven’t been before.
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