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You can’t always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive.

Pat Summitt

Silence is a form of communication, too. Sometimes less is more.
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Communication Silence Voice
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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Academics Basket Ball Greatness Sports Yourself
God doesn’t take things away to be cruel. He takes things away to make room for other things. He takes things away to lighten us. He takes things away so we can fly.
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Belief Cruelty Fly God Inspirational Light Religious Room
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
I’m interested to see where a combination of faith and science will take me.
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Belief Combination Faith Interest Myself Success
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
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
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.
PAT SUMMITT

Defeat Hard Work Work Yourself
You can’t have any quit in you if you want to be successful.
PAT SUMMITT

Quit Success Yourself
If you want to be in the game you better shoot 75% from the line.
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Better Game Shoot Sports Yourself
You can’t always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive.
PAT SUMMITT

Competition Person Talent Yourself
I think I can help others just by my example.
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Example Help Thinking
Value those colleagues who tell you the truth, not just what you want to hear.
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Challenge Truth Value Yourself
In order to grow, you must accept new responsibilities, no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them.
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Deal Growth Order Preparation Responsibility Yourself
Hard work breeds self-respect.
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Hard Work Respect
I want to go to practice. I want to be in the huddles. That’s me.
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Hard Time Hustle Myself Practice Struggle

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