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.
PAT SUMMITTThere 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.
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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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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It’s my experience that people rise to the level of their own expectations and of the competition they seek out.
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Combine practice with belief.
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I hate to sound this way but, ‘Why me? Why me with dementia?’
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Success is a project that’s always under construction.
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Anyone can quit, but it takes a strong, committed person not to quit when times are tough.
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Sit up straight, listen and participate.
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Nine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.
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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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I’d wake up in the morning and I would think, ‘Where am I?’ I’d have to gather myself.
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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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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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Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.
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I’m interested to see where a combination of faith and science will take me.
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