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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
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Pat Summitt
Age: 64 †
Born: 1952
Born: June 14
Died: 2016
Died: June 28
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Clarksville
Tennessee
Patricia Sue Summitt
Patricia Sue Head
Patricia Sue Pat Summitt
Patricia Susan Summitt
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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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I love teaching I think more than anything. It's the opportunity to just teach young people and teach the game. You teach more than basketball. You teach life skills. The teaching part of it is something that I am passionate about. I look forward to every practice. A lot of people say well, I enjoy coaching, but I see myself as more as a teacher.
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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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Sometimes you learn more from losing than winning. Losing forces you to reexamine.
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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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My parents taught me a long time ago that you win in life with people, and that's important, because if you hang with winners, you stand a great chance of being a winner.
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Belief in yourself is what happens when you know you've done the thing things that entitle you to success.
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I just think they were just a team that really enjoyed the process and allowed our coaching staff to enjoy the process.
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