I want to continue to do is to help these young women be successful. You don’t just say goodbye at the end of their playing careers and end it there.
PAT SUMMITTThere is nothing wrong with having competitive instincts. They are survival instincts.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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Change equals self improvement. Push yourself to places you haven’t been before.
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If I aint happy, nobody’s happy.
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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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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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Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.
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Combine practice with belief.
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Success lulls you. It makes the most ambitious of us complacent and sloppy. In a way, you have to cultivate a kind of amnesia and forget all of your previous prosperity.
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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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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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It’s harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb, Continue to seek new goals.
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It is what it is. But, it will be what you make it.
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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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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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Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.
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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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