Pat Summitt Quotes on People (4 Quotes)

It's all recruiting. Not just a Duke or North Carolina. You've got Maryland in the mix. The people at the top have forced everyone else to elevate their intensity and recruiting, and that enhances their opportunity to compete at a different level.

We have a mutual respect for this game and working with young people, not just on the basketball court but to see these young women become confident and successful in career opportunities beyond basketball.

Sylvia and I go back 32 years to when we were in grad school at Tennessee and she coached my junior varsity team. I value her as a dear friend in this profession. When you've been in it this long, you make a lot of people mad.

You're going to have a huge audience in Thompson-Boling (Arena), plus national television coverage. It's a big game, and yet a lot of people say, 'Is the rivalry still what it used to be' I don't think it's going to be any different. Both teams are going to be excited to play.