Most people get excited about games, but I’ve got to be excited about practice, because that’s my classroom.
PAT SUMMITTI want to go to practice. I want to be in the huddles. That’s me.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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Teamwork is really a form of trust. It’s what happens when you surrender the mistaken idea that you can go it alone and realize that you won’t achieve your individual goals without the support of your colleagues.
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There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes easily.
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Group discipline produces a unified effort toward a common goal.
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Coaches who start listening to fans often wind up sitting next to them.
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Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.
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See yourself as self employed.
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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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Discipline helps you finish a job, and finishing is what separates excellent work from average work.
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There is nothing wrong with having competitive instincts. They are survival instincts.
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Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.
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If I aint happy, nobody’s happy.
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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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Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.
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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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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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