Coaches who start listening to fans often wind up sitting next to them.
PAT SUMMITTClass is more important than a game.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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You spend more of the game preparing to win in the final seconds. And that is what separates winners from losers.
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Our emphasis is on execution, not winning.
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I mean, we’re always trying to evaluate and tweak things and get better.
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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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Make Winning an Attitude.
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You can’t have any quit in you if you want to be successful.
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I want to keep coaching as long as I can. I love teaching and working with student athletes and I love being at the University of Tennessee.
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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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Combine practice with belief.
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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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No 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.
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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 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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Hard work breeds self-respect.
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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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