There is nothing wrong with having competitive instincts. They are survival instincts.
PAT SUMMITTI hate to sound this way but, ‘Why me? Why me with dementia?’
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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I won 1,098 games, and eight national championships, and coached in four different decades. But what I see are not the numbers. I see their faces.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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Setting up a system that rewards you for meeting your goals and has penalties for failing to hit your target is just as important as putting your goals down on paper.
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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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God doesn’t take things away to be cruel. He takes things away to make room for other things. He takes things away to lighten us. He takes things away so we can fly.
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You can’t have any quit in you if you want to be successful.
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It is what it is. But, it will be what you make it.
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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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Our emphasis is on execution, not winning.
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Value those colleagues who tell you the truth, not just what you want to hear.
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Coaches who start listening to fans often wind up sitting next to them.
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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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