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.
PAT SUMMITTIt’s harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb, Continue to seek new goals.
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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When you grow up on a dairy farm, cows don’t take a day off. So you work every day and my dad always said, ‘No one can outwork you,’
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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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Put the Team Before Yourself.
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The willingness to experiment with change may be the most essential ingredient to success at anything.
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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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Value those colleagues who tell you the truth, not just what you want to hear.
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It is what it is. But, it will be what you make it.
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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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If you want to be in the game you better shoot 75% from the line.
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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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I want to go to practice. I want to be in the huddles. That’s me.
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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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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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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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Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.
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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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Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.
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Teamwork doesn’t come naturally. It must be taught.
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Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.
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Success is all a matter of perspective. It depends on where you start from, and where you want to end up.
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Our emphasis is on execution, not winning.
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I just think they were just a team that really enjoyed the process and allowed our coaching staff to enjoy the process.
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Change equals self improvement. Push yourself to places you haven’t been before.
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I’ve got a great staff and great support system, and I’m going to stick my neck out and do what I always do.
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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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Nine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.
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