Quotes from the Summitt
Brand: Southwestern Publishing Group
Categories: Books, Sports & Outdoors, Coaching



Dimensions: 5 x 0.6 x 7.1 inches
ISBN-13: 978-1933725567
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1933725567
Publisher: Southwestern Publishing Group
Print length: 128 pages
Publication date: April 15, 2019
subtitle: Hardcover – April 15, 2019
author: Pat Summitt Premium Press America/Pat Summitt Publishing 828 Marketing
review: Editorial Reviews Review If there were a Mount Rushmore of coaching, Pat Summitt would certainly be included. A book containing her quotes and wisdom on leadership is worthy of another championship ring. --Roy Williams, Head Men's Basketball Coach, UNC As a leader and master motivator, Pat transcended sports. Her contagious work ethic and ingenious methods still resonate with great leaders everywhere. --Ken Blanchard, Co-author of The New One Minute Manager Pat Summitt's dedication to the young women she led and her integrity in everything she did will never be equaled. I am confident her inspirational words will enrich the lives of those who read this book. --James A. Haslam II, Founder and Chairman, Pilot Oil/Flying J About the Author Pat Summitt is an American treasure. She was an iconic women's basketball coach for 38 years from the University of Tennessee. In those 38 seasons, she coached 161 players, had a 100% student-athlete graduation rate, won 8 National Championships, 18 NCAA Final Fours, 15 Coach of the Year Awards, Awarded 9 Medals for coaching the U.S. National Team. She also founded the Pat Summitt Foundation, was a member of U.S. Department of State's Council to Empower Women & Girls Through Sports, only person to win Olympic medals as both player (1976) and head coach (1984). She retired as winningest coach in NCAA history, men or women with 1,098 victories. Pat was awarded the Winged Foot Award from the New York Athletic Club for coaches reaching the highest levels in coaching. She wrote three New York Times Best Seller books, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Naismith Coach of the Century. The NCAA's Main Conference Room is the Pat Summitt - John Wooden Room. She is recognized as the only woman author of the top 50 leadership books written by coaches and is the only woman on Sporting News' list of Top 50 U.S. Coaches of All Time, All Sports. Pat is listed #13. She received the John Bunn Award, the most prestigious award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Pat was named a Twenty-Five Most Influencial Working Mothers by the White House. She was the focus of an ESPN 30 by 30 feature film titled Pat XO. Pat was recognized by U.S. News & World Report Top 50 Women Leaders in the U.S. She received Sports Illustrated's Sportswoman of the Year award and Glamour Magazine's Woman of the Year and also received an Honorary Doctorate from U.S. Sports Academy, a Lifetime Achievement Award from The President's Council and the Arthur Ashe Courage Award from ESPN.