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.
PAT SUMMITTI’ve got a great staff and great support system, and I’m going to stick my neck out and do what I always do.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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Put the Team Before Yourself.
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Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.
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If you want to be in the game you better shoot 75% from the line.
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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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Sometimes you learn more from losing than winning. Losing forces you to reexamine.
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Hard work breeds self-respect.
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With attitude, you can determine your own performance.
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I hate to sound this way but, ‘Why me? Why me with dementia?’
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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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It’s harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb, Continue to seek new goals.
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Sit up straight, listen and participate.
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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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Our emphasis is on execution, not winning.
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Class is more important than a game.
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I think the most important thing I thought is, I thought about recruiting and what we need in recruiting.
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