Pat Summitt
- The movement of players on the field are an extension of the coach
- Their (my players) failure are my failures. And their success is my responsibility
- One player’s half effort means every player runs more
- Make them responsible for each other
- Break them down then build them up
- A short term loss of confidence in exchange for long term ability
- There is something more inside of them
- We always want more out of every player
- Commitment always starts in practice because it is where you get better
- Inner barriers, invisible limits, obstacles…never focus on what we can’t do
- Discipline is finishing
- Discipline is the only way to believe in yourself
- Discipline yourself so no one else has to
- Discipline is the only difference between good and great
- The ultimate goal of discipline is self-discipline
- Discipline is training when no one else is watching
- Discipline is turning bad habits into good ones
- The reward is way down the road
- Discipline is looking out for our own best interest
- There is no instant gratification
- Do I deserve to win?
- Silence is confusion. Communication is organization
- Success is the right person in the right place at the right time
- Make a commitment to get better everyday no matter how successful we were the day before
- Practice harder than the game
- Persistence is the key to continual success
- Move away from the comfort zone
- I have already made my decision. I am here to help other make theirs –
- Break the routine. Break old habits and install new one’s
- Change takes determination. Change takes time
- You are better than this and you don’t even know it
- Scores of underachievers. Are you afraid to find out what is inside you?
- Competition vs. complacency
- Every time we go beyond ourselves we become mentally stronger
- The point of great defenses is to force direction away from strengths and into weakness. Make them go around. Create the roadblock. Set the detour
- We can never have an off moment on defense
- Are you a competitor? Are you settling for less or reaching for more? Are you aware of what is at stake?
- Train the mental game
- Expanding the view of their own ability
- Belief is endurance, experience, making it through
- Sometimes a specific player will be the focus of my challenge
- One person can change the course of events
- One play can change the course of events
- No one individual is more important than another, than the team
- We have worked too hard not to win
- Challenge your players to be the best everyday
- One lazy player? One uncaring player? One unbelieving player? Can drain the team of their motivation…
- What have you done to lead this team today?
