That was how Pat Summit, head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team, summed up how she has achieved so much success in her career. It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I am a huge Lady Vols fam, and even bigger Pat Summit fan.
Women's basketball has made a lot of strides in the last 35 years, earning enough attention and respect to command prime time slots on ESPN. One of the biggest reasons that women's college basketball has become such an institution is Pat Summit. She's won more games than any other male or female NCAA Division I basketball coach. Summit now has a record of 1,000-187, unmatched in college basketball. 16,058 watched Summit's history at Thompson Boiling-Arena - her signature scrawled across center court of the Arena! Andy Landers, Georgia head coach summed up her achievement adeptly following the game, “You just don’t see the bar go that high and stay that high very often in anything. Think about it a minute. They’ve been able to do that for 35 years. Holy cow."
Empowering, impressive, and a great role model for young women. And, she makes Lady Vol basketball so much fun to watch!
-Through her first 34 seasons, Summitt averaged 28.9 victories and just 5.4 losses per season.
-Never had a losing season
-32 consecutive seasons with at least 20 wins
-18 seasons with more than 30 wins
-27 consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament
-18 trips to the Final Four in that tournament
-8 national championships
That's why I always say, Pat Summit rock! - Cheryl
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