The cold stare she directed at her players with her steely blue eyes, especially those who didn’t play well. At the officials who dared to make a bad call. The fiery competitiveness. And, most of all, ...

Only half her face is visible on the famous Sports Illustrated cover from 1998, but that's more than enough of Pat Summitt's piercing gaze to feel her intensity.

Fair or not, Summitt’s achievements are still the bar by which others are judged. It isn’t going to change anytime soon.