Tennessee Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt won her 1,000th game last night in Knoxville, TN. That's more than any Division I basketball coach in...ever. She did that in 35 years and she's not stopping any time soon. Summitt has a contract with UT to coach until 2014 (and probably longer).
She's a mad genius at this game. She has to be to never have had a losing season. Never. Ever. I met her once at a book signing after the Lady Vols won the 1998 championship. Summitt is tall, imposing and every bit as intimidating in real life as she is on tv. And in this cover shot:
The article is told mostly from the viewpoint of former Lady Vol Michelle Marciniak, my favorite basketball player. I've had interesting encounters with MM which I need to share some day. Nothing creepy, really. Ok, maybe the... well, you know, nothing illegal.
Anyway, congratulations Coach Summitt!