Pat Summitt didn’t just demand excellence, she inspired it. Leadership isn’t about being the most popular, it’s about setting the highest standards and holding people accountable to them. She saw potential where others saw limits, and she pushed her players to become the best versions of themselves, on and off the court.
Pat was the ultimate competitor. She refused to accept anything less than full effort, full focus, and full commitment. Pat didn’t just build championship teams. She built strong, confident leaders who carried her lessons far beyond the game.
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Your clothes came from Kmart and they stayed on layaway until school started. Eating out at a restaurant was a thing every now & then!! Fast food was leftovers at home. Eating popsicles was a treat on a hot day. We had fake cigs for candy and you only needed $1 or less. School was mandatory. You took your school clothes off as soon as you got home and put on your play clothes. If no one was home after school, you went to the neighbors. Nobody paid for daycare because we had a key to the house to get in when we got home.
We ate dinner at the table. Our house phone wasn't always being used. We played Cops and Robbers, 1-2-3 Not It, Red Light Green Light, Hide & Seek, Truth or Dare, Tag, Kickball, Dodgeball & we rode bikes. Girls and Boys played in the street. We came home when the street lights came on.
Staying in the house was a punishment and the only thing we knew about being "bored", "You better find something to do before I find it for you!" We ate what Mom made for dinner or we ate nothing at all. There was no bottled water; we drank from the tap or the water hose!
Phone numbers and address’s were either memorized or written on a folded piece of paper which was kept with you at all times!
What were Cell phones? We watched cartoons on Saturday mornings and rode our bikes for hours. We ran around in the streets until dark and came in before the street lights came on.
We were AFRAID OF NOTHING.
We watched our mouths around our Elders. If we acted up we got beat with a wooden paddle, switch or belt!
These were the good old days.
Kids today will never know how it feels to be a real kid, they will never understand my childhood!!
Last night we were able to celebrate this past 2023 season with our Men’s Soccer Banquet. Thank you to all the parents who helped out and everyone who attended it was a great night to celebrate this team, this past season and our successes #almacollege#almacollegemenssoccer
"Anyone can be average. What separates people? People that are willing to work every day. People that are willing to do things that aren't fun. People that are willing to look at their weaknesses, then try and commit to a way to make their weaknesses strengths." (Pat Summitt)