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 SUMMITTNine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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I mean, we’re always trying to evaluate and tweak things and get better.
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Teamwork doesn’t come naturally. It must be taught.
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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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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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There is not that many players that really can take over games, signed Candace Parker, I really felt like at that time that a National Championship was certainly in reach.
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Sometimes you learn more from losing than winning. Losing forces you to reexamine.
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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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I didn’t say a lot. I didn’t throw anything. That’s not my style. I did think about it though.
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Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.
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Success is a project that’s always under construction.
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If I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one
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In order to grow, you must accept new responsibilities, no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them.
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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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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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Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you’re never wrong?
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