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.
PAT SUMMITTAdmit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you’re never wrong?
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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Value those colleagues who tell you the truth, not just what you want to hear.
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Class is more important than a game.
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Anyone can quit, but it takes a strong, committed person not to quit when times are tough.
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Put the Team Before Yourself.
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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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I hate to sound this way but, ‘Why me? Why me with dementia?’
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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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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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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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Belief in yourself is what happens when you know you’ve done the thing things that entitle you to success.
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Combine practice with belief.
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If you want to be in the game you better shoot 75% from the line.
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There is nothing wrong with having competitive instincts. They are survival instincts.
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Coaches who start listening to fans often wind up sitting next to them.
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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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