Teamwork does not come naturally. Let’s face it. We are born with certain inclinations, but sharing isn’t one of them.
PAT SUMMITTTo 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.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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Nine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.
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If you want to be in the game you better shoot 75% from the line.
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Attitude is a choice. What you think you can do, whether positive or negative, confident or scared, will most likely happen.
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I haven’t ever really had a goal to break that record or catch John Wooden.
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With attitude, you can determine your own performance.
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Class is more important than a game.
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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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Sometimes you learn more from losing than winning. Losing forces you to reexamine.
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Silence is a form of communication, too. Sometimes less is more.
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I think the most important thing I thought is, I thought about recruiting and what we need in recruiting.
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You can’t pick and choose the days that you feel like being responsible. It’s not something that disappears when you’re tired.
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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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There is an old saying: a champion is someone who is willing to be uncomfortable.
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I’ve always put great emphasis on the academics and getting your degree. It’s important because basketball is short term. The long term is what are you gonna do after college and after you no longer can bounce the ball.
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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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