Sometimes you learn more from losing than winning. Losing forces you to reexamine.
PAT SUMMITTI’m interested to see where a combination of faith and science will take me.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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I’d wake up in the morning and I would think, ‘Where am I?’ I’d have to gather myself.
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I think sometimes for me that sounds like almost being selfish. I am not about personal records.
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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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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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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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Coaches who start listening to fans often wind up sitting next to them.
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I think helped our players in terms of being able to fight through some adversity along the way.
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Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you’re never wrong?
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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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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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I haven’t ever really had a goal to break that record or catch John Wooden.
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See yourself as self employed.
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If I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one
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Discipline helps you finish a job, and finishing is what separates excellent work from average work.
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The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.
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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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Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.
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I don’t give out compliments easily.
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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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Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.
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If you want to be in the game you better shoot 75% from the line.
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Know your strengths, weaknesses, and needs.
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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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Change equals self improvement. Push yourself to places you haven’t been before.
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Teamwork doesn’t come naturally. It must be taught.
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