Pat Summitt

Pat Summitt
Author: Staff Sgt. Christina M. O’Connell, U.S. Army
Born: June 14, 1952 in Tennessee
Died: 2016
Retired as winningest college basketball coach (male or female) in history.
First US Olympian to win a medal as player (silver, 1976) and coach (gold, 1984).
Only woman on list of 50 Greatest Coaches of all time in all sports.
Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Arthur Ashe Courage Award and was inducted into Pro Basketball Hall of Fame.
“Attitude is a choice. What you think you can do, whether positive or negative, confident or scared, will most likely happen.”