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.
PAT SUMMITTI don’t give out compliments easily.
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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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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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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Losing strengthens you. It reveals your weaknesses so you can fix them.
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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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Class is more important than a game.
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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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Teamwork doesn’t come naturally. It must be taught.
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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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Coaches who start listening to fans often wind up sitting next to them.
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Success is a project that’s always under construction.
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It is what it is. But, it will be what you make it.
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You have to make shots. That’s the bottom line.
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I haven’t ever really had a goal to break that record or catch John Wooden.
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Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.
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