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 SUMMITTIn order to grow, you must accept new responsibilities, no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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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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If I aint happy, nobody’s happy.
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I want to go to practice. I want to be in the huddles. That’s me.
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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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Teamwork doesn’t come naturally. It must be taught.
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Here’s how I’m going to beat you. I’m going to outwork you. That’s it. That’s all there is to it.
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Put the Team Before Yourself.
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There is nothing wrong with having competitive instincts. They are survival instincts.
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We do not win championships with girls. We win with competitors.
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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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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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Teamwork is really a form of trust. It’s what happens when you surrender the mistaken idea that you can go it alone and realize that you won’t achieve your individual goals without the support of your colleagues.
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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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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.
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The ultimate goal of discipline is to teach self discipline.
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