Some Thoughts From Pat Summit

There is no such thing as self respect without respect for others.
Individual success is a myth. No one succeeds all by herself.
People who do not respect those around them will not make good team members and probably lack self esteem themselves.

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What Makes A Basketball Player Tough?

There should not be any doubt that Jay Bilas is one of today’s foremost authorities on college basketball so I am always intrigued by what he has to say throughout the course of a game. This weekend as I watched the end of the Duke/Georgia Tech basketball game, a game Bilas was calling, I heard him mention some characteristics that make a basketball player tough.

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Are You Afraid to Shine?

Coach Carter is one of the best sports movies of all time and one of my favorite basketball movies along with Hoosiers. Throughout the movie, there are many lessons to be learned but ultimately, it defines what it takes to be successful not just on the court, but in life. During the movie, Coach Ken Carter keeps asking his players, in particular Timo Cruz, “What is your deepest fear?”

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