A competitor continually sets new goals. He feels the need to keep raising the bar. If the fist goal is to make the team, and he achieves it, he immediately resets the goal to: I want to be a starter.
PAT SUMMITTI think the only thing that I really thought about, I am always every year thinking about how I can get better, how my stuff can get better, how our team can improve.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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Nine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.
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Individual success is a myth. No one succeeds all by herself.
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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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Belief in yourself is what happens when you know you’ve done the thing things that entitle you to success.
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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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I think the most important thing I thought is, I thought about recruiting and what we need in recruiting.
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You have to make shots. That’s the bottom line.
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I’ve got a great staff and great support system, and I’m going to stick my neck out and do what I always do.
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I haven’t ever really had a goal to break that record or catch John Wooden.
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Silence is a form of communication, too. Sometimes less is more.
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Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.
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Setting up a system that rewards you for meeting your goals and has penalties for failing to hit your target is just as important as putting your goals down on paper.
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We do not win championships with girls. We win with competitors.
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There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes easily.
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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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