We communicate all the time, even when we don’t realize it. Be aware of body language.
PAT SUMMITTValue those colleagues who tell you the truth, not just what you want to hear.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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If you don’t want responsibility, don’t sit in the big chair. To be successful, you must accept full responsibility
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Class is more important than a game.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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If I’m not leading by example, then I’m not doing the right thing. And I want to always do the right thing.
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In order to grow, you must accept new responsibilities, no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them.
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There is nothing wrong with having competitive instincts. They are survival instincts.
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When you grow up on a dairy farm, cows don’t take a day off. So you work every day and my dad always said, ‘No one can outwork you,’
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Individual success is a myth. No one succeeds all by herself.
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I think I can help others just by my example.
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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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