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THE DEFINITE DOZEN
Summitt 's coaching and life philosophy are cemented
in the Definite Dozen, her rules for success:
• Respect Yourself and Others
• Take Full Responsibility
• Develop and Demonstrate
• Loyalty
• Learn to Be a Great
• Communicator
• Discipline Yourself So No
• One Else Has To
• Make Hard Work Your
• Passion
• Don't Just Work Hard,
• Work Smart
• Put the Team Before Yourself
• Make Winning an Attitude
• Be a Competitor
• Change Is a Must
• Handle Success Like You Handle Failure.
These rules governed every aspect of how
Summitt conducted herself on and off the
court. She instilled them into all of her players
and mentees.
Shelley Collier has the Definite Dozen posted above her
desk and in her high school girls' basketball team's
locker room . Ever y time her players head out
of the locker room , they jump up and tap
Summitt 's words .
Summitt 's coaching style is
what Collier tries to emulate as a
coach. " When the lights are on
and everyone's watching, Pat
was the type who wanted to
win. The bigger the stage the
more she wanted to shine.
She never ran from any
circumstances and always
embraced them and when her
back was against the wall, she
came out fighting," Collier said.
Th ese ru l es we re c o n sta nt . Th ey
we re th e g ove rn i n g b o d y i n a l l S u m m it t
d i d a s a c o a c h . Th ey 're th e sta n d a rd s eve r y
c o a c h s h o u l d a p p ly to th e i r ow n p ro g ra m s
a s a fo u n d ati o n; b u i l d i n g u p o n th e D efi n ite
D oze n wi l l l e a d to g re ate r s u c c es s i n s p o r ts
a n d l ife .
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