Pat Summitt Quotes

I want to do more. I'm never satisfied with what I've done.

Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.

For me, I always try to make it to the final.

Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.

I will not retreat; I will find the strength to reach my goal.

Even in the minor leagues, I just said I'll get my little bit of time in here and then get out of here. I was going to try, though. I wasn't going to just give up. I was always going to try. I'm here. I figured I might as well try.

I don't really celebrate victories. Kobe Bryant just kept playing. Michael Jordan just kept playing.

Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.

She will be successful who is easy to start and hard to stop.

If you're working, and you're not trying to be great, give up.

If I go racing tomorrow and I have five rides that all get beaten, all I want to do is get out there the next day and put it right. I hate having Sundays off; I hate having any day off.

It's all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but it's that determination.

I just hate losing and that gives you an extra determination to work harder.

Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit.

Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals.

There's always the motivation of wanting to win. Everybody has that. But a champion needs, in his attitude, a motivation above and beyond winning.

What drives me is trying to be perfect.

The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows.

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.

If you continue to work hard, let that be the fuel to your fire.

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

I've known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn't know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don't know of any entrepreneurs who have achieved any level of success without persistence and determination.

I love the challenge of the game. I love the work. My goal right now is to have a season next year that will make people forget about this one. I'll use things like this for motivation. I'm pumped. I'm hungry.