When a team takes ownership, good things happen.
-- Pat Summitt
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About the Quote
Taking ownership means taking control. This includes taking control of failures as well as successes. Whoever takes control of a situation has the freedom to pursure a course of action which leads to success. Should there be failure, then whoever takes control has the freedom to take whatever action is deemed necessary to resume course to a successful path.
Since a team has ownership of its situation and circumstances, there is no longer any need to worry about many outside influences. The team can focus on what it has to do to reach its goals and desired outcomes. When failure happens, the team which had taken ownership can take time to review what had happen and form a plan to rectify that failure.
Taking ownership means taking responsibility for what happens and for what doesn't happen. Responsibility is needed to achieve greatness.
Some (More) Information about Pat Summitt
1996 was the start of the first threepeat in the history of NCAA women's basketball. 1998, the 3rd of these NCAA Championships, featured a perfect season; the Lady Volunteers finished their season with 39 vicories against ZERO losses. On the strength of that regular season performance by the Lady Volunteers, Pat Summitt was awarded the title Coach of the Year by the Associated Press.
In 2005, Pat Summitt notched victory 880, moving ahead of coaching legend Dean Smith to become the all-time leader (male or female) in NCAA wins. With every victory after 880 being a new NCAA record, Pat Summitt became the first NCAA coach of any gender to reach 1,000 victories.
In 2011, Pat Summitt was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She would go on to coach one more season, although many of her duties were delegated to her assistants. At the end of the 2011-2012 season, she retired from her position as head coach. She was still able to contribute to the Lady Volunteers program in her new capacity as head coach emeritus.
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