Pat Summitt Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama in 2012

‘When a doctor first told Pat Summitt she suffered from dementia, she almost punched him’

OBAMA: "When a doctor first told Pat Summitt she suffered from dementia, she almost punched him. When a second doctor advised her to retire, she responded, 'Do you know who you’re dealing with here?' (Laughter) Obviously, they did not. As Pat says, 'I can fix a tractor, mow hay, plow a field, chop tobacco, fire a barn, and call the cows. But what I’m really known for is winning.' (Laughter)

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