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.
PAT SUMMITTI don’t give out compliments easily.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.
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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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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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Individual success is a myth. No one succeeds all by herself.
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I 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.
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Combine practice with belief.
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If I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one
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You have to make shots. That’s the bottom line.
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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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I want to continue to do is to help these young women be successful. You don’t just say goodbye at the end of their playing careers and end it there.
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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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Losing strengthens you. It reveals your weaknesses so you can fix them.
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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 have a love-hate relationship with losing. I hate how it makes me feel, which is basically sick. But I love what it brings out.
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