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Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you're never wrong?

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
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Patricia Susan Summitt
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