A biography for Pat Summitthasn’t been written yet.
“I'd wake up in the morning and I would think, 'Where am I?' I'd have to gather myself.”
“Winning is fun... Sure. But winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you've done is the point.”
“Sometimes I draw blanks.”
“God doesn’t take things away to be cruel. He takes things away to make room for other things. He takes things away to lighten us. He takes things away so we can fly.”
“Coaching is the great passion of my life, and the job to me has always been an opportunity to work with our student athletes and help them discover what they want.”
“Sometimes I'm more stubborn than I am smart.”
“I was like, 'I don't know if I could be an Olympian...' But my dad really influenced me to stay and be in the Olympics.”