Discipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves
PAT SUMMITTDiscipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves
PAT SUMMITTYou can’t have any quit in you if you want to be successful.
PAT SUMMITTThe best way to handle responsibility is to break it down into smaller parts. Take care of one small thing at a time.
PAT SUMMITTI hate to sound this way but, ‘Why me? Why me with dementia?’
PAT SUMMITTIndividual success is a myth. No one succeeds all by herself.
PAT SUMMITTThere is an old saying: a champion is someone who is willing to be uncomfortable.
PAT SUMMITTI’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.
PAT SUMMITTCombine practice with belief.
PAT SUMMITTIn order to grow, you must accept new responsibilities, no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them.
PAT SUMMITTIn the absence of feedback, people will fill in the blanks with a negative. They will assume you don’t care about them or don’t like them.
PAT SUMMITTTeamwork doesn’t come naturally. It must be taught.
PAT SUMMITTI want to go to practice. I want to be in the huddles. That’s me.
PAT SUMMITTIf you don’t want responsibility, don’t sit in the big chair. To be successful, you must accept full responsibility
PAT SUMMITTShe 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.
PAT SUMMITTSetting 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.
PAT SUMMITTAdmit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you’re never wrong?
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