Raise the Roof: The Inspiring Inside Story of the Tennessee Lady Vols' Groundbreaking Season in Women's College Basketball

by Pat Summitt

Book Overview

"It wasn't a team. It was a tent revival." So says Pat Summitt, the legendary coach whose Tennessee Lady Vols entered the 1997-98 season aiming for an almost unprecedented "three-peat" of NCAA championships. Raise the Roof takes you right inside the locker room of her amazing team, whose inspired mixture of gifted freshmen and seasoned stars produced a standard of play that would change the game of women's basketball forever. The 1997-98 season started...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767903293
• ISBN13: 9780767903295
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A great read

Even better than Pat Summitt's first book! It's thoughtful and well-written. And even though you already know how it ends, it's wonderful from start to finish. I couldn't put it down!

Another Best Seller - From the Best Coach - Ever

Coach Summitt has done it again - another best seller - this time taking us inside the locker room with her perfect team! Pat writes likes she coaches - from her heart and with great passion! She pays tribute to her staff, her players, the Lady Vol fans, the support of the University of Tennessee and her family - all are important factors in Lady Vos success, but none more important than Coach Summitt. With over 700 wins and 6 national titles, she is in a class of her own. I wish I'd had a Pat Summitt in my college life, but I am learning from her now, and I am enjoying her success with her every step of the way. Way to go Coach Summitt - I wish you continued success!

One of the best books I've ever read!

If you are hesitating about buying this book, go for it! It is really inspirational and tells you what it's really like in the locker room, on the court and at practice. As a huge Lady Vols fan I would be happy to recieve this book if I didn't already have it.

Excellent! Any player should read it!

As a hopeful future Lady Vols star, I loved reading this book. I could see what the Lady Vols went through during their season, which I might add was awesome and what I need to do to play for them! Chamique Holdsclaw has been my role model for four years and I look up to their entire team. As Chamique says: Don't Dream It-- BE IT!

You'll feel like you were there...

An undefeated season, a national championship, an astoundingly talented freshman class combined with the experience and ability of the veterans -- Tennessee's '98 season is one to remember. In this book, Summitt tells us what is was like to live the season. I saw the Lady Vols play in the NCAA Tournament at Vanderbilt University, as an Illinois fan. I thought that if I heard "Rocky Top" one more time I would scream. By the end of the game, I was singing along. The "Meeks," Kellie Jolly, Ace Clement, Geter -- they bring such excitement to the women's basketball game --- it's contagious! I am a high school girl's coach and have encouraged my team to read this book, and "Reach for The Summitt". Whether you are already a fan of collegiate women's basketball, or are simply looking for a motivational and inspiring book, you will be a fan after reading this book. Women's basketball has needed the Tennessee Lady Vols to elevate the game and bring it the attention it deserves. Of course, I'm still an Illini at heart.