Pat Summitt Quotes

Every team has a main guy.

I had Lana and she was the number one player on my team

As I've got older, I've become more intrigued about formations, tactics, I listen a lot more to the manager's team talk; as a kid, if I'm honest, I never listened.

Sometimes, it's good to have a tremendous star, because everyone understands he has to get the ball.

Every team has a person who is used as a reference, a player who stands out more than others.

There are small things that every coach brings when they go to a new team. Like, you need to press this way or the other way.

As a coach, you have to play to how your team is built.

It's up to the manager where and how every player should play, but I think every player should be comfortable in that position.

The number 10 player is the star of the team, and you have more responsibility.

When I was on the Ryder Cup team and I surrounded myself with the other 11 guys and our captains, being in that locker room, it gave me an extra sense of confidence.

Pogba was our Usain Bolt - he allowed us to play in a certain way.

I learned it doesn't matter how you win. You play to your team's strength.

You see the assets of your actors and you see their strengths and you try to play into them. It's like I feel part of my job is as a coach. I'm putting a team on the field and you want to formulate how to make the best game out of these players.

Players have to buy into your system and be willing to accept the role, you, as the coach, have assigned to them

Each team always has that one power player, even Carmelo. Those are the guys who would represent the logo.

I asked the players: 'Do you want to enjoy the game? Or do you want to enjoy after the game?' The players told me they wanted to enjoy after the game so I said: 'OK, then we will enjoy after the game'.

You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball.

Hold it more important to have the players' confidence than their affection.

Every day in practice I have to lead by example. But at the same time, when people aren't doing what they're supposed to be doing, you're responsible as a player. You can't rely on the coaches to say everything. The players have to be responsible and take ownership of the team. Every day in practice there are situations where you need to say something and get a message across, but do it in the right way.

Houllier couldn’t deal with players expressing any anger or questioning any of his decisions

He doesn't need advice on how to play his position, but he needs advice on how to play team ball... If it's going to be my team, I'll voice my opinion. If he don't like it, he can opt out.

Throughout the season, I look into my players eyes to gauge feelings, confidence levels, and to establish instant trust.

The great thing about [Michael] Jordan was that he made them want it just like he wanted it. And a lot of times like a lot of the basketball players, not to be getting on basketball, but, with a lot of the basketball players you might have one superstar on the team, and they're not willing to play up to par with the way he is, so they don't make it. But then you have some celebrities on the basketball team, and they don't know how to get along with each other!