I think [it] helped our players in terms of being able to fight through some adversity along the way.
-- Pat Summitt
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Rarely if ever will a team complete a season or campaign without some sort of adversity. Adversity can happen to anyone, from a player to a coach to management; even relatives or loved ones of any of those people can be hit with adversity.
Adversity can also take any form:
- numerous injuries to any number of players;
- one major injury to a key player or two;
- legal troubles or entries onto the police blotter;
- bereavement;
- bankruptcy;
- scandal; etc.
If a team is blessed to not have the adversities of life afflicting it, then it can focus on the intense training administered during practice and preparation. By the time the game begins, it will be easy compared to the adversity away fromthe game or the intensity of a hard practice.
Some (More) Information about Pat Summitt
Pat Summitt had earned the following honors and awards during her distinguished coaching career:
| Award/Honor | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| WBCA/Converse Coach of the Year | 1983, 1995 |
| Naismith College Coach of the Year | 1987, 1989, 1994, 1998 |
| John Bunn Award, National Basketball Hall of Fame | 1990 |
| SEC Coach of the Year | 1993, 1995, 1998 |
| Columbus (OH) Touchdown Club Coach of the Year | 1994, 1997, 1998 |
| Women's Basketball Coach of the Year, Victor Awards | 1994, 1998, 2000 |
| National Association for Sport and Physical Educator's Hall of Fame | 1996 |
| Casey Award, Kansas City Sports Commission | 1997 |
| Governor Ned McWherter Award of Excellence | 1997 |
| Sporting News Coach of the Year | 1998 |
| Associated Press Coach of the Year | 1998 |
| U.S. Basketball Writers Association Coach of the Year | 1998 |
| Wooden Award, Utah Tip–off Club | 1998 |
| IKON/WBCA Coach of the Year | 1998 |
| Frontier/State Farm Coach of the Year | 1998 |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, inductee | 1999 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame, inductee | 2000 |
| Naismith Coach of the Century | 2000 |
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