Final Season

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The Perseverance of Pat Summitt

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvMaria Cornelius

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FOREWORD INDIES GOLD AWARD, SPORTS CATEGORY, 2016 With 1,098 wins and eight national championships, the University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt established a remarkable tradition of perseverance, leadership, and passion for the game—but her victories on the court aren't the only legacy she left in her wake.From the beginning of her career as the Lady Vols head coach at twenty-two years old, Pat Head Summitt effectively established the University of Tennessee Lady Vols as the top women's athletics program in the nation. She became the winningest coach in the history of NCAA basketball, but the lives she impacted along the way constitute her true legacy. An exemplary role model for young women, expecting nothing but the best from her players and those around her, her stature never faltered—not even during her final season as head coach, when she faced her fiercest adversary yet: the diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's disease.This tenth-anniversary edition of The Final Season: The Perseverance of Pat Summitt tells the story of Summitt's final coaching season through the eyes of those who knew her best. Coaches, players, staff, friends, and her son share their memories of Summitt's thirty-eight years as head coach. From the championship moments that will be cherished forever to the final goodbyes hours before she died, these new stories—at once sad, humorous, and poignant—capture the essence of a coach whose true legacy isn't measured in wins, but in the enduring Lady Vols family she brought together.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-06-16
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor342
Upplaga2
FörlagUniversity of Tennessee Press
ISBN9798895273197

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“The Final Season is a testimony to Pat Summitt’s uncanny ability to focus on others even when she is facing monstrous challenges with the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease. This coach’s lifetime impact on her players, down-to-earth love for others, and her determined spirit to persevere through even the most difficult times are even more breathtaking against a public backdrop. Cornelius tells the story through her eyes as a sports reporter. With a blend of poignant emotion and the objectivity of a journalist, Cornelius takes the reader behind the scenes to witness Summitt’s final year as coach. Always the motivator, Pat’s struggle with this horrific disease generates inspiration and admiration for her unwavering courage.”—Joan Cronan, UT Women’s Athletic Director Emeritus and author of Sport Is Life with the Volume Turned Up“This book captures Pat Summitt in all her magnificent glory, coaching, fighting, and teaching throughout her brave finale. Maria Cornelius chronicles Pat’s last season and the start of her fight against illness with a sharp eye for detail and unparalleled inside knowledge of the great Tennessee program and the woman who built it.” —Sally Jenkins, author of Sum It Up and Reach for the Summit, with Pat Summitt“The Final Season gives the fan up-close and personal insight on how the Lady Vol family came together for Pat’s final season—rallying around their Coach. Maria eloquently bridges the technical aspects of the game with the impact of a terrible disease.”—Debby Schriver, author of In the Footsteps of Champions“Maria Cornelius gives the reader an inside look at Pat Summitt’s final season as her team battles on the court and she battles early onset dementia-Alzheimer’s type. Maria captures the essence of the emotions, determination, struggle, and the ability to overcome the adversity that lay before us.” —Jenny Moshak, Lady Vols Basketball Athletic Trainer (1989–2013) and author of Ice ’n’ Go