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The willingness to experiment with change may be the most essential ingredient to success at anything.

Pat Summitt

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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Cost Family Head Myself Obligation Reward
Sit up straight, listen and participate.
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Listening Participation
There is nothing wrong with having competitive instincts. They are survival instincts.
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Competition Feeling Survive Wrong
Attitude is a choice. What you think you can do, whether positive or negative, confident or scared, will most likely happen.
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Attitude Choice Negative Positive Thinking Yourself
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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Care Player Teaching Yourself
Discipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves
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Believe Discipline Myself People
There is an old saying: a champion is someone who is willing to be uncomfortable.
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Advice Champion Comfortable Old Willing
Silence is a form of communication, too. Sometimes less is more.
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Communication Silence Voice
With attitude, you can determine your own performance.
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Attitude Determination Performance Yourself
The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.
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Athlete Equality Person Student
The best way to handle responsibility is to break it down into smaller parts. Take care of one small thing at a time.
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Best Responsibility Small Time Way
I’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.
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Academics Basket Ball Greatness Sports Yourself
Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.
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Karma Loyalty Side Yourself
You can’t always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive.
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Competition Person Talent Yourself
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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Examination Feeling Reality Strength Strong Weakness Yourself
Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.
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Attitude Believe Choice Positive Thinking Yourself

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