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Basketball Coach

Pat Summitt, born on June 14, 1952, was a renowned basketball coach in the United States. She served as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols women's basketball team, leading the team to win 11 national championships, making her one of the most successful women's basketball coaches in NCAA history. Summitt's influence in the basketball world was profound, and her coaching style and leadership were highly praised.

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Famous Pat Summitt Quotes

“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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Book:Reach for the Summit

Source: Reach for the Summit

“With attitude, you can determine your own performance.”

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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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Book:Reach for the Summit

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“Belief in yourself is what happens when you know you've done the thing things that entitle you to success.”

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Book:Reach for the Summit

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“It's my experience that people rise to the level of their own expectations and of the competition they seek out.”

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Book:Reach for the Summit

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“Accountability is essential to personal growth, as well as team growth. How can you improve if you're never wrong? If you don't admit a mistake and take responsibility for it, you're bound to make the same one again.”

Source: Reach for the Summit

“The greatest strength any human being an have is to recognize his or her own weaknesses. When you identify your weaknesses, you can begin to remedy them - or at least figure out how to work around them.”

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Book:Reach for the Summit

Source: Reach for the Summit

“You can't pick and choose the days that you feel like being responsible. It's not something that disappears when you're tired.”

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Book:Reach for the Summit

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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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“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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Book:Reach for the Summit

Source: Reach for the Summit

About the Author

Born: June 14, 1952
Died: June 28, 2016
Known for: Basketball Coach
Quotes: 120

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Reach for the SummitRelated source material

Raise the RoofRelated source material

Reach for the Summit: The Definite Dozen System for Succeeding at Whatever You DoRelated source material

Sum It Up: A Thousand and Ninety-Eight Victories, a Couple of Irrelevant Losses, and a Life in PerspectiveRelated source material

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