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I think you can challenge people, but you don’t want to break people down. But you’ve got to sometimes just pull them aside and say, you know, you’re OK but you could be better.

Pat Summitt

In the absence of feedback, people will fill in the blanks with a negative. They will assume you don’t care about them or don’t like them.
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Absence Care Negative People Yourself
Success is a project that’s always under construction.
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Construction Inspirational Project Success
Most people get excited about games, but I’ve got to be excited about practice, because that’s my classroom.
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Class Excitement Games Myself People Practice
Nine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.
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Patience Right Wait
It’s harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb, Continue to seek new goals.
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Goal Hard Stay Struggle
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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Game Player Reach Time
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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Born Character Face Natural Share Team Work
The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.
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Athlete Equality Person Student
Teamwork is what makes common people capable of uncommon results.
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People Result Team Work
Discipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves
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Believe Discipline Myself People
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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Myself Style Thinking
See yourself as self employed.
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Employment See Yourself
To me, teamwork is a lot like being part of a family. It comes with obligations, entanglements, headaches, and quarrels. But the rewards are worth the cost.
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Cost Family Head Myself Obligation Reward
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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Care Player Teaching Yourself
Hard work breeds self-respect.
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Hard Work Respect
Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.
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Karma Loyalty Side Yourself

I think you can challenge people, but you don’t want to break people down. But you’ve got to sometimes just pull them aside and say, you know, you’re OK but you could be better.

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I think you can challenge people, but you don’t want to break people down. But you’ve got to sometimes just pull them aside and say, you know, you’re OK but you could be better.

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