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,’
PAT SUMMITTDiscipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes easily.
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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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The best way to handle responsibility is to break it down into smaller parts. Take care of one small thing at a time.
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With attitude, you can determine your own performance.
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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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If I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one
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Discipline yourself, so no one else has to.
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There is nothing wrong with having competitive instincts. They are survival instincts.
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The ultimate goal of discipline is to teach self discipline.
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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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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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Class is more important than a game.
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You can’t have any quit in you if you want to be successful.
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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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I’ve always put great emphasis on the academics and getting your degree. It’s important because basketball is short term. The long term is what are you gonna do after college and after you no longer can bounce the ball.
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