American - Coach | June 14, 1952 -
Winning is fun... Sure. But winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you've done is the point.
Pat Summitt
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Have you ever walked along a shoreline, only to have your footprints washed away? That's what Alzheimer's is like. The waves erase the marks we leave behind, all the sand castles. Some days are better than others.
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I'm not a good loser. I get sick physically... I take it to heart. I hate it.
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Sometimes I'm more stubborn than I am smart.
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Coaching is the great passion of my life, and the job to me has always been an opportunity to work with our student athletes and help them discover what they want.
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The game is never over. No matter what the scoreboard reads or what the referee says, it doesn't end when you come off the court.
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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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I think I can help others just by my example.
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I remember standing on a medal podium at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, imbued with a sense that if you won enough basketball games, there was no such thing as poor, backward, country, female, or inferior.
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We keep score in life because it matters. It counts. It matters. Too many people opt out and never discover their own abilities because they fear failure. They don't understand commitment.
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I've got a great staff and great support system, and I'm going to stick my neck out and do what I always do.
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I remember teaching a clinic to other coaches, and a guy raised his hand and asked if I had any advice when it came to coaching women. I leveled him with a death-ray stare, and said, 'Go home and coach basketball.'
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