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Most people get excited about games, but I’ve got to be excited about practice, because that’s my classroom.

Pat Summitt

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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Born Character Face Natural Share Team Work
The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.
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Athlete Equality Person Student
In order to grow, you must accept new responsibilities, no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them.
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Deal Growth Order Preparation Responsibility Yourself
I’ve got a great staff and great support system, and I’m going to stick my neck out and do what I always do.
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Greatness Myself Neck Support
Success is all a matter of perspective. It depends on where you start from, and where you want to end up.
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End Perspective Start Success Yourself
I haven’t ever really had a goal to break that record or catch John Wooden.
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Break Goal Myself Record
Hard work breeds self-respect.
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Hard Work Respect
Combine practice with belief.
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Belief Combination Practice
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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Care Player Teaching Yourself
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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Champion Different Face Myself National Sports Time Win
The willingness to experiment with change may be the most essential ingredient to success at anything.
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Change Essential Experiment Success Willing
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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Cost Family Head Myself Obligation Reward
I’d wake up in the morning and I would think, ‘Where am I?’ I’d have to gather myself.
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Morning Myself Thinking Wake Up
Change equals self improvement. Push yourself to places you haven’t been before.
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Change Equality Improvement Place Yourself
You can’t always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive.
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Competition Person Talent Yourself
If I’m not leading by example, then I’m not doing the right thing. And I want to always do the right thing.
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Example Leadership Myself Right

Most people get excited about games, but I’ve got to be excited about practice, because that’s my classroom.

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