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 SUMMITTIf I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one
More Pat Summitt Quotes
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The greatest strength any human being an have is to recognize his or her own weaknesses. When you identify your weaknesses, you can begin to remedy them – or at least figure out how to work around them.
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There is nothing wrong with having competitive instincts. They are survival instincts.
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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 mean, we’re always trying to evaluate and tweak things and get better.
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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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If you want to be in the game you better shoot 75% from the line.
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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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Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you’re never wrong?
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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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I think the only thing that I really thought about, I am always every year thinking about how I can get better, how my stuff can get better, how our team can improve.
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Put the Team Before Yourself.
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Individual success is a myth. No one succeeds all by herself.
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Silence is a form of communication, too. Sometimes less is more.
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The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.
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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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