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Biography & Autobiography. Sports & Recreations. Nonfiction. HTML:Pat Summitt, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history and bestselling author of Reach for the Summitt and Raise The Roof, tells for the first time her remarkable story of victory and resilience as well as facing down her greatest challenge: early-onset Alzheimer's disease.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's faced every otherâ??with hard work, perseverance, and a sense of hum… (more)
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This memoir is a lasting testament to the legacy that she will leave behind for the game, and for the University of Tennessee. It is deeply thought provoking, as well as personal. I have always had tremendous respect for Summitt, but this book brought out more than just the coach in her. She tells countless personal stories ranging from her family to other fellow coaches.
This book is definitely worth the read for any sports lover, especially those who are fans of women's basketball. Hopefully, Summitt will continue to fight through her Alzheimer's Disease, and even though she is retired, there is no doubt that she is, and always will be, the greatest women's basketball coach of all-time.