Coach Summitt: "I Want to Talk About Basketball, Not Dementia. Trust Me."

Coach Summitt: "I Want to Talk About Basketball, Not Dementia. Trust Me."

Submitted by Pat Summitt Inspires on Sun, 10/09/2011 - 12:03

There was a different feel to the first day of Lady Vols practice this season. Perhaps it had something to do with the national camera crews and the boom mics hanging over the court.

For many media outlets, it was the first opportunity to talk to Coach Summitt on camera. There seemed to be a desire to get this topic out of the way so we could all focus on basketball from here on out. Summitt herself said, "That's what I want to talk about - basketball - not dementia. Trust me!"

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