Team Culture

Talent alone will not win, teamwork always works!

— Pat Summitt

Teamwork allows common people to obtain uncommon results.

— Pat Summitt

Teamwork doesn’t come naturally. It must be taught.

— Pat Summitt

Teamwork is about recognizing that your personal ambitions and the ambitions of the team are one in the same. That is the incentive.

— Pat Summitt

Teamwork is really a form of trust.

— Pat Summitt

Without an incentive, people simply won’t work together consistently. But if you can grasp the real incentive behind the teamwork, instilling it suddenly becomes a whole lot easier. 

— Pat Summitt

With a combination of practice and belief, the most ordinary teams are capable of extraordinary things.

— Pat Summitt

Discipline is a signature of any successful team.

— Pat Summitt

In the end, the hard work is what makes our team have so much faith in itself.

— Pat Summitt

One of the most impressive attributes of my unbeatable teams was that they continued to work hard even when they were winning.

— Pat Summitt

Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.

— Pat Summitt

Responsibility is a building block in personal and team growth.

— Pat Summitt

The more responsibility you give your employees or players, the more they feel accountable for the success or the failure.

— Pat Summitt

If you want to have a great team, everyone on your team has to feel important.

— Pat Summitt

In pressure situations, you shouldn’t wonder how your teammate next to you will react. You should KNOW. 

— Pat Summitt

It needs to be “our” team, not “my” team.

— Pat Summitt

My 8th definite dozen principle is “put the team before yourself.”

— Pat Summitt

People who do not respect those around them will not make good team members.

— Pat Summitt

Respect is essential to building group cohesion. People who do not respect others will not make good team members, and they probably lack self-esteem themselves.

— Pat Summitt

Leadership has been and will continue to be a key to the success of any team.

— Pat Summitt

Respect yourself and others. Respect the game. Respect your teammates. Respect your coaches and be on time.

— Pat Summitt

Role players are critical to group success.

— Pat Summitt

Something I learned from my father was how bad you crave a compliment if you have never got one. There is something to be said for a negative reinforcement… it will motivate you. I know when I ride my players how deeply they ache for a good word.

— Pat Summitt

Responsibility is a building block in both personal and team growth.

— Pat Summitt

We want people that take a lot of pride in being a part of our team.

— Pat Summitt

You can’t hide on a team.

— Pat Summitt