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Competition got me off the farm and trained me to seek out challenges and to endure setbacks and in combination with my faith, it sustains me now in my fight with Alzheimer's disease.

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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