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

Pat Summitt

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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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There is an old saying: a champion is someone who is willing to be uncomfortable.
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Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.
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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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I don't give out compliments easily.
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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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When you choose to be a competitor you choose to be a survivor. When you choose to compete, you make the conscious decision to find out what your real limits are, not just what you think they are.
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Attitude is a choice. What you think you can do, whether positive or negative, confident or scared, will most likely happen.
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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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To me, teamwork is a lot like being part of a family. It comes with obligations, entanglements, headaches, and quarrels. But the rewards are worth the cost.
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Attitude lies somewhere between emotion and logic. It's that curious mix of optimism and determination that enables you to maintain a positive outlook and to continue plodding in the face of the most adverse circumstances.
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Class is more important than a game.
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Change equals self improvement. Push yourself to places you haven't been before.
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No one feels strong when she examines her own weakness. But in facing weakness, you learn how much there is in you, and you find real strength.
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Nine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.
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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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Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.
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Losing strengthens you. It reveals your weaknesses so you can fix them
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