Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Kay Yow

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American coach Kay Yow.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Kay Yow

Sandra Kay Yow was an American basketball coach. She was the head coach of the NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team from 1975 to 2009. A member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, she had more than 700 career wins. She also coached the U.S. women's basketball team to an Olympic gold medal in 1988 despite having been diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987. In 2000, Yow was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2009, she was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.

This is a mind over matter thing. We have to find it within ourselves to play for two hours. We love the game, so it's not like we're doing something we hate. We're doing something we love.
Don't let the urgent get in the way of the important
I normally shun the spotlight, but I don't mind being the platform. — © Kay Yow
I normally shun the spotlight, but I don't mind being the platform.
When life kicks you, let it kick you forward.
I feel like I had zero control over getting cancer, but I have 100 percent control over how I will respond to dealing with cancer.
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