In her coaching, she has coached 20 Southeastern Conference tournament and regular season championship teams, 6 National Championship teams, been an Olympic coach, has developed 16 players who have become Kodak All-Americans, 53 All-SEC players, and 11 Olympic Athletes. As if this wasn't enough, Summit has also earned both Basketball Hall of Fame honors in 2000 and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame honors in 1999. Summit was also named Naismith Coach of the Century, at the same time, her player Chamique Holdsclaw was named Naismith Player of the Century. These are only a few of accomplishments; her achievements are simply unparalleled in collegiate coaching.

Pat has written two best selling books, the first is Reach For The Summitt, which is the book I will be discussing, and Raise The Roof, her second best

Through the entire book, Pat tells a story for everything, which provides more and more evidence for why she is such a great success. Pat generally knows how to deal with people and get the most out of them. She knows how to make people believe that the sky is the limit. The title of the book, Reach for The Summitt, speaks for itself. The University of Tennessee Women's Basketball team is constantly reaching to achieve more and more, to them there is no such thing as settling for anything less than being the best team in the country. Pat's success as a basketball coach, and as a person are her credentials for writing this book. She helps young women grow into responsible, successful adults.

8. Put the Team Before Yourself. Pat believes that teamwork allows common people to obtain uncommon results. When there is group success, there is often individual success as well, and it is important to know how to handle success.

If there is one thing that Pat is extremely good at, it is communicating with her players. The fourth chapter discusses how important communication can be. Pat feels it is important to find the best way to command the attention of those who you are communicating with. Who are you talking to? What tone should you take? What are you trying to accomplish? It is important to be clear in what we say, and say it appropriately for the situation (Summitt, 66). Pat has meetings with her players several times a year to make sure that they are on the same page and that Pat understands her player and so the player understands her. It helps to communicate this way between a player and a coach because they need to know they can trust each other.

10. Be A Competitor. Pat believes that you do not have to possess the most amount of talent to be successful rather, that you are competitive in wanting to achieve success. Competitive instincts are needed for survival in the world.

In the third chapter which discusses loyalty Pat tells a story of when she was recruiting a great player, and was also pregnant and ready to deliver. Pat still flew to see this girl, but had to leave in the middle of her visit because she was going into labor, she had her son a few hours later

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