What is Pat Summitt’s net worth?
The basketball coach has amassed a net worth of $8 million.
Net Worth: | $8 million |
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Date of birth: | June 14, 1952 – June 28, 2016 (64 years old) |
Gender: | Female |
Height: | 180 |
Profession: | Basketball Coach |
Nationality: | — |
Biography – A Short Wiki
Pat Summit was an American basketball player and basketball player. The biggest highlight of her career is 1,098 wins that are most in the history of NCAA basketball. She died at the age of 64 on 28 June 2016 due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
Career
She started her coaching career at a young age of just 22 years as a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee. She only got $250 per month for this position. After that, she was named the head coach of Lady Vols. An amazing thing about this team was that some of the players were only one year younger than Pat Summitt at that time.
Personal Life
She was married to Ross Barnes Summitt II in 1980. However, the couple separated in 2007. She was a mother of one son Ross Tyler Summitt, who is also a former college basketball coach.
Quotes
“I’m not a good loser. I get sick physically… I take it to heart. I hate it.”
— Pat Summitt
“We keep score in life because it matters. It counts. It matters. Too many people opt out and never discover their own abilities because they fear failure. They don’t understand commitment.”
— Pat Summitt
“Sometimes I draw blanks.”
— Pat Summitt
“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.”
— Pat Summitt
“I remember standing on a medal podium at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, imbued with a sense that if you won enough basketball games, there was no such thing as poor, backward, country, female, or inferior.”
— Pat Summitt