NPR & ABC News segments on Pat today

[kamoshika]

There's no finer representative of Tennessee than Coach Summit, and I hope she's with us for many more years than Alzheimer's typically permits.

"When I first was diagnosed, I was in disbelief," Summitt tells NPR's Linda Wertheimer. "But after that, I knew what I was facing, and I wanted to get it out there. And that's exactly what I did."

She went public with her diagnosis, and it's the first story she tells in her new memoir, Sum It Up. Co-authored with sports writer Sally Jenkins, Summitt's memoir captures her life story even as her memories fade. Summitt and Jenkins join Wertheimer to talk about Summitt's youth on a farm, the transformative power of Title IX, and her life post-diagnosis.
Author Interview: Pat Summitt And Sally Jenkins, Authors Of 'Sum It Up' : NPR (audio link at top of page)

Pat Summit Faces Personal Challenges Off-Court | Video - ABC News

 

[keckjm]

Pat's a legend. This is really sad and hate it for Tyler as he's only 22 or 23 years old. It'd be really hard to lose your parents at that age.

 

[tennrich1]

ALWAYS a scary proposition when NPR does anything but hopefully they will leave their agendas aside and do a decent story......hopefully!!!!!

 

[GAVol]

The NPR interview was great. It was striking how articulate Pat sounded and at the same time sad when she talked about not being able to remember specific games.