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You have to make shots. That's the bottom line.

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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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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There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes easily.
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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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I really felt like we had to have a go to player.
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I haven't ever really had a goal to break that record or catch John Wooden.
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If you want to be in the game you better shoot 75% from the line.
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Actually, when I saw it in USA Today, I just, Candace Parker was, we were warming up in practice and she was underneath the basket shooting and I just said, 'Hey Candace! I enjoyed what I read in the paper today about your decision [to stay].' She just started laughing and I did too. So I haven't discussed it with her.
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I have a love-hate relationship with losing. I hate how it makes me feel, which is basically sick. But I love what it brings out.
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Losing strengthens you. It reveals your weaknesses so you can fix them
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I want to continue to do is to help these young women be successful. .. You don't just say goodbye at the end of their playing careers and end it there.
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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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In order to grow, you must accept new responsibilities, no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them.
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You can't always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive
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Hard work breeds self-respect.
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There is always someone better than you. Whatever it is that you do for a living, chances are, you will run into a situation in which you are not as talented as the person next to you. That's when being a competitor can make a difference in your fortunes.
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Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.
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Teamwork doesn't come naturally. It must be taught.
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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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Individual success is a myth. No one succeeds all by herself.
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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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