Pat Summitt

"Silence is a form of communication, too. Sometimes less is more."

- Pat Summitt

"The absolute heart of loyalty is to value those people who tell you the truth, not just those people who tell you what you want to hear. In fact, you should value them most. Because they have paid you the compliment of leveling with you and assuming you can handle it."

- Pat Summitt

"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."

- Pat Summitt

"When you choose to be a competitor you choose to be a survivor. When you choose to compete, you make the conscious decision to find out what your real limits are, not just what you think they are."

- Pat Summitt

"Here's how I'm going to beat you. I'm going to outwork you. That's it. That's all there is to it."

- Pat Summitt

"To me, teamwork is a lot like being part of a family. It comes with obligations, entanglements, headaches, and quarrels. But the rewards are worth the cost."

- Pat Summitt

"Teamwork is what makes common people capable of uncommon results."

- Pat Summitt

"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."

- Pat Summitt

"Teamwork is really a form of trust. It's what happens when you surrender the mistaken idea that you can go it alone and realize that you won't achieve your individual goals without the support of your colleagues."

- Pat Summitt

""To me, teamwork is a lot like being part of a family. It comes with obligations, entanglements, headaches, and quarrels. But the rewards are worth the cost.""

- Pat Summitt

"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

"Success is a project that's always under construction."

- Pat Summitt

"Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have."

- 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 care how much you know until they know how much you care."

- Pat Summitt

"If I'm not leading by example, then I'm not doing the right thing. And I want to always do the right thing."

- Pat Summitt

"Responsibility equals accountability, accountability equals ownership, and a sense of ownership is the most powerful thing a team or organization can have."

- Pat Summitt

"Confidence is what happens when you’ve done the hard work that entitles you to succeed"

- Pat Summitt

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

- Pat Summitt

"Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you're never wrong?"

- Pat Summitt

"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."

- Pat Summitt

"No one feels strong when she examines her own weakness. But in facing weakness, you learn how much there is in you, and you find real strength."

- Pat Summitt

"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."

- Pat Summitt

"Our emphasis is on execution, not winning."

- Pat Summitt

"By doing things when you are too tired, by pushing yourself farther than you thought you could -- like running the track after a two-hour practice -- you become a competitor. Each time you go beyond your perceived limit, you become mentally stronger."

- Pat Summitt

"Discipline helps you finish a job, and finishing is what separates excellent work from average work."

- Pat Summitt

"Anyone can quit, but it takes a strong, committed person not to quit when times are tough."

- Pat Summitt

"The willingness to experiment with change may be the most essential ingredient to success at anything."

- Pat Summitt