Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Winner v.s. Loser

Pat Summit is one of the most successful college basketball coaches of all time with a winning record of 947 wins and 180 loses. Pat Summit is the head coach of the Tennesse Women's Basketball team. In order to be a leader, you must walk among the followers. Pat's players are not allowed to call her coach, they have to call her Pat. She isn't above them. For if not for her players, then her job wouldn't exist. Pat Summit carries the following poem in her game
planner.

You can love me, but only I can make me happy.
You can teach me, but only I can do the learning.
You can lead me, but only I can walk the path.
You can promote me, but I have to succeed.
You can coach me, but I have to win the game.
You can even pity me, but I have to bear the sorrow.
For the Gift of Love is not a food that feeds me,
It is the sunshine that nourishes that which I must finally harvest for myself.
So if you love me don't just sing me your song,
Teach me to sing, for when I am alone, I will need the melody.
~Dan Baker

A loser says, "It may be possible, but it`s too difficult ."
A winner says, "It may be difficult, but it`s possible ."

Quote of the month: "A winner is a dreamer who just won't quit."

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