As a coach there are those rare a occasions when you come across an athlete who embodies what your ideal picture of what an athlete is or could be. The truth is that most athletes you coach will only possess some of what you pour into them to various degrees, but every once in a rare while there comes an athlete that surpasses all that you hoped for, and truly become a living legacy of your coaching in all its dimensions. The history of the Lady Vols program is riddled star and superstars, and their fingerprints can be found throughout the entirety of women's basketball, but for me, Tamika Catchings will always be my favorite and greatest Lady Vol. I have not seen or know of any of the great Lady Vol who embodies more of the great teachings of Coach Pat Head Summitt than Tamika Cathings. There are few players that come along and inspires peoples across different generations, races, genders, and professions than Tamika Catchings. I can honestly say that one of the great blessings of life is to be alive and share the same time and space as Tamika Catchings, a true role model, but a far greater human being. Thank you, and God Bless you Tamika Cathings.