Pat Summitt Quotes

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.

I've never been afraid to fail.

Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.

Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word 'fear' from my vocabulary, and I think when you erase fear, you can't fail.

Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act.

Optimistic people play a disproportionate role in shaping our lives. Their decisions make a difference; they are inventors, entrepreneurs, political and military leaders - not average people. They got to where they are by seeking challenges and taking risks.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

Take our own company as an example: We're living proof, we jump with our own parachutes.

I've studied the lives of the 20th century's great businessmen and concluded self-confidence was instrumental in all their success.

I love a challenge.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.

I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there.

Whenever the occasion arose, he rose to the occasion.

That's the whole key to anything: Don't be afraid to fail. And Bernie Mac is not afraid to fail.

I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.

I like challenges.

I think I take on a little more responsibility when push comes to shove. I'm not scared to fail.

Courage breeds leadership.

I don't lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure. I cannot even spell the word.

I have never feared failure.

I would tell Vince McMahon, 'Hey! I'm telling you, I'm going to run this place one day.' And I think Vince likes to hear that. He knew I was motivated. He knew I was hungry.

I've been successful because I've never been someone to shy away from taking responsibility.

I'm not afraid of failure.

We need to come out and assert ourselves on both sides of the court.