Pat Summitt

I don't give out compliments easily.

— Pat Summitt

Sit up straight, listen and participate.

— Pat Summitt

Combine practice with belief.

— Pat Summitt

If I aint happy, nobody's happy.

— Pat Summitt

Make Winning an Attitude.

— Pat Summitt

I lost my confidence.

— Pat Summitt

Put the Team Before Yourself.

— Pat Summitt

Winners are not born, they are self-made.

— Pat Summitt

Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.

— Pat Summitt

If I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one

— Pat Summitt

Discipline yourself, so no one else has to.

— Pat Summitt

The ultimate goal of discipline is to teach self discipline.

— Pat Summitt

Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.

— Pat Summitt

Know your strengths, weaknesses, and needs.

— Pat Summitt

There is an old saying: a champion is someone who is willing to be uncomfortable.

— Pat Summitt

If it doesn't bother you, it won't bother them.

— Pat Summitt

I didn't say a lot. I didn't throw anything. That's not my style. I did think about it though.

— Pat Summitt

She taught me that it's ok to let down your guard and allow your players to get to know you. They don't…

— Pat Summitt

Teamwork does not come naturally. Let's face it. We are born with certain inclinations, but sharing isn't one of them.

— Pat Summitt

I'd wake up in the morning and I would think, 'Where am I?' I'd have to gather myself,

— Pat Summitt

I think the most important thing I thought is, I thought about recruiting and what we need in recruiting.

— Pat Summitt

We communicate all the time, even when we don't realize it. Be aware of body language

— Pat Summitt

I've got a great staff and great support system, and I'm going to stick my neck out and do what I always…

— Pat Summitt

I won 1,098 games, and eight national championships, and coached in four different decades. But what I see are not the numbers.…

— Pat Summitt

“Quit? Quit? We keep score in life because it matters. It counts. Too many people opt out and never discover their own…

— Pat Summitt

Actually, when I saw it in USA Today, I just, Candace Parker was, we were warming up in practice and she was…

— Pat Summitt

Competition got me off the farm and trained me to seek out challenges and to endure setbacks; and in combination with my…

— Pat Summitt

“What’s bothering you? Did you read that paragraph in Sports Illustrated? The one about life expectancy for people with Alzheimer’s? Yes. I…

— Pat Summitt

There is not that many players that really can take over games, signed Candace Parker, I really felt like at that time…

— Pat Summitt

The absolute heart of loyalty is to value those people who tell you the truth, not just those people who tell you…

— Pat Summitt

“We installed something Dean called “the persistence drill,” which tested their stamina: they had to make consecutive full-court layups for two straight…

— Pat Summitt

“about one’s life; memories are unreliable—they smudge, and fade, like disappearing footprints in the sand. We’re too busy standing in the middle…

— Pat Summitt

“Kay very calmly and sweetly said, “You know, Pat, how much better do you think Lea Henry and Cindy Noble are going…

— Pat Summitt

“I used to call players in and sit them down privately and say, “This is the deal.” I find myself doing it…

— Pat Summitt

I love teaching I think more than anything. It's the opportunity to just teach young people and teach the game. You teach…

— Pat Summitt

I remember every player-every single one-who wore the Tennessee orange, a shade that our rivals hate, a bold, aggravating color that you…

— Pat Summitt

Bringing together disparate personalities to form a team is like a jigsaw puzzle. You have to ask yourself: what is the whole…

— Pat Summitt

I was a little concerned about it when State Farm approached me because, you know, I've never done a commercial by any…

— Pat Summitt

I think basketball has changed tremendously and for the better. I think that obviously the game is better. I think the skill…

— Pat Summitt

“To teach Shelley to be more forceful, I resorted to a method you wouldn’t find in any instructional. I made her plan…

— Pat Summitt