I think the most important thing I thought is, I thought about recruiting and what we need in recruiting.
PAT SUMMITTHard work breeds self-respect.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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If I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one
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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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I want to keep coaching as long as I can. I love teaching and working with student athletes and I love being at the University of Tennessee.
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Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.
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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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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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Our emphasis is on execution, not winning.
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Class is more important than a game.
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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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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 is what makes common people capable of uncommon results.
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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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You spend more of the game preparing to win in the final seconds. And that is what separates winners from losers.
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Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.
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Most people get excited about games, but I’ve got to be excited about practice, because that’s my classroom.
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