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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.
Pat Summitt
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Pat Summitt
Age: 64 †
Born: 1952
Born: June 14
Died: 2016
Died: June 28
Basketball Coach
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Clarksville
Tennessee
Patricia Sue Summitt
Patricia Sue Head
Patricia Sue Pat Summitt
Patricia Susan Summitt
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I am about helping each and every student athlete that selects to wear the orange, you know, be successful at Tennessee individually and as a team. That type of record is certainly not anything that I have aspirations to reach.
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Setting up a system that rewards you for meeting your goals and has penalties for failing to hit your target is just as important as putting your goals down on paper.
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You can't have any quit in you if you want to be successful.
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I think sometimes for me that sounds like almost being selfish. I am not about personal records.
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Group discipline produces a unified effort toward a common goal.
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Change equals self improvement. Push yourself to places you haven't been before.
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There is always someone better than you. Whatever it is that you do for a living, chances are, you will run into a situation in which you are not as talented as the person next to you. That's when being a competitor can make a difference in your fortunes.
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I don't give out compliments easily.
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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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Coaches who start listening to fans often wind up sitting next to them.
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Winners are not born, they are self-made.
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Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.
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Nine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.
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Losing strengthens you. It reveals your weaknesses so you can fix them
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It's harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb, Continue to seek new goals.
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By doing things when you are too tired, by pushing yourself farther than you thought you could - like running the track after a two-hour practice - you become a competitor. Each time you go beyond your perceived limit, you become mentally stronger.
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Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.
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I have a love-hate relationship with losing. I hate how it makes me feel, which is basically sick. But I love what it brings out.
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You can't pick and choose the days that you feel like being responsible. It's not something that disappears when you're tired.
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