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I am about helping each and every student athlete that selects to wear the orange, you know, be successful at Tennessee individually and as a team. That type of record is certainly not anything that I have aspirations to reach.

Pat Summitt

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Pat Summitt
Age: 64 †
Born: 1952
Born: June 14
Died: 2016
Died: June 28
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Clarksville
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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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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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Change equals self improvement. Push yourself to places you haven't been before.
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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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The ultimate goal of discipline is to teach self discipline.
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Discipline yourself, so no one else has to.
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Coaches who start listening to fans often wind up sitting next to them.
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Losing strengthens you. It reveals your weaknesses so you can fix them
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You can't have any quit in you if you want to be successful.
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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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Most people get excited about games, but I've got to be excited about practice, because that's my classroom.
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