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I want to go to practice. I want to be in the huddles. That's me.

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Pat Summitt
Age: 64 †
Born: 1952
Born: June 14
Died: 2016
Died: June 28
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Clarksville
Tennessee
Patricia Sue Summitt
Patricia Sue Head
Patricia Sue Pat Summitt
Patricia Susan Summitt
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If you don't want responsibility, don't sit in the big chair. To be successful, you must accept full responsibility
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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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I haven't ever really had a goal to break that record or catch John Wooden.
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The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.
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I was a little concerned about it when State Farm approached me because, you know, I've never done a commercial by any means, but I tried to look at it as something that would be good for our game. We've never had a women's basketball coach represented in that fashion and I love State Farm for the fact they really support the women's game.
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Nine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.
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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 hate to sound this way but, 'Why me? Why me with dementia?'
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