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"Mr. Speaker, "I rise today to honor a woman who is a living legend in my home state of Tennessee. A star basketball player, Pat Summitt played at the University of Tennessee-Martin, and served as co-captain on the 1976 US Olympic Women's Basketball Team. Pat Summitt began coaching Lady Vols basketball at the University of Tennessee just before the start of the 1974-75 season. Starting as a graduate assistant, she was quickly promoted to head coach where she earned $250 a month and drove the team van. 38 years and 1098 wins later, Pat Summitt is now the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history for either a men's or women's team. She is the only NCAA coach with over 1000 wins and she has never had a losing season as coach. "This is a pretty impressive record in its own right, but the legacy of Pat Summitt does not end there. Indeed, I could speak about her accomplishments for the entire morning hour. I could mention her 8 NCAA Championships and 16 Southeastern Conference season and 16 SEC tournament titles, or her unmatched career .840 winning percentage. While it is clearly evident that Pat Summitt is an unmatched coach on the field, her off-the-field accomplishments are even more impressive. "In an era rife with college sports scandals, Pat Summitt has upheld a track record of uncompromised integrity while encouraging and maintaining a 100% graduation rate for her team. Coach Summitt produces more than just great athletes; she produces young women of character whose <b>...</b>