Combine practice with belief.
PAT SUMMITTThe best way to handle responsibility is to break it down into smaller parts. Take care of one small thing at a time.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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Sometimes you learn more from losing than winning. Losing forces you to reexamine.
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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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I hate to sound this way but, ‘Why me? Why me with dementia?’
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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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I didn’t say a lot. I didn’t throw anything. That’s not my style. I did think about it though.
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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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If I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one
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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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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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Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you’re never wrong?
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The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.
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In the absence of feedback, people will fill in the blanks with a negative. They will assume you don’t care about them or don’t like them.
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Coaches who start listening to fans often wind up sitting next to them.
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You have to make shots. That’s the bottom line.
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Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.
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