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.
PAT SUMMITTNo one feels strong when she examines her own weakness. But in facing weakness, you learn how much there is in you, and you find real strength.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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My parents taught me a long time ago that you win in life with people, and that’s important, because if you hang with winners, you stand a great chance of being a winner.
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Know your strengths, weaknesses, and needs.
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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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There is nothing wrong with having competitive instincts. They are survival instincts.
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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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The best way to handle responsibility is to break it down into smaller parts. Take care of one small thing at a time.
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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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Most people get excited about games, but I’ve got to be excited about practice, because that’s my classroom.
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Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.
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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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Belief in yourself is what happens when you know you’ve done the thing things that entitle you to success.
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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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A competitor continually sets new goals. He feels the need to keep raising the bar. If the fist goal is to make the team, and he achieves it, he immediately resets the goal to: I want to be a starter.
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The ultimate goal of discipline is to teach self discipline.
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Hard work breeds self-respect.
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