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I want to keep coaching as long as I can. I love teaching and working with student athletes and I love being at the University of Tennessee.

Pat Summitt

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Pat Summitt
Age: 64 †
Born: 1952
Born: June 14
Died: 2016
Died: June 28
Basketball Coach
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Clarksville
Tennessee
Patricia Sue Summitt
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If I'm not leading by example, then I'm not doing the right thing. And I want to always do the right thing.
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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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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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The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.
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Change equals self improvement. Push yourself to places you haven't been before.
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I want to go to practice. I want to be in the huddles. That's me.
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Discipline yourself, so no one else has to.
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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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It's harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb, Continue to seek new goals.
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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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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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Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.
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