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Pat Summitt was only 21 when she became head coach of the Tennessee Vols women's basketball team. For 38 years, she broke records, winning more games than any NCAA team in basketball history. She coached an undefeated season, co-captained the first women's Olympic team, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and was named Sports Illustrated 'Sportswoman of the Year'.
She owed her coaching success to her personal struggles and triumphs. She learned to be tough from her strict, demanding father. Motherhood taught her to balance that rigidity with communication and kindness. She was a role model for the many women she coached; 74 of her players have become coaches.
Pat's life took a shocking turn in 2011, when she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, an irreversible brain condition that affects 5 million Americans. Despite her devastating diagnosis, she led the Vols to win their sixteenth SEC championship in March 2012. Pat continued to be a fighter, facing this new challenge the way she faced every other—with hard work, perseverance, and a sense of humor.
- Pat Head Summitt - Author
- Sally Jenkins - Author
- Sally Jenkins - Narrator
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780385360500
- File size: 388108 KB
- Release date: March 5, 2013
- Duration: 13:28:33
MP3 audiobook
- ISBN: 9780385360500
- File size: 388154 KB
- Release date: March 5, 2013
- Duration: 13:28:28
- Number of parts: 11
Formats
OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook
Languages
English