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COMMENTARY: The faith of Pat Summitt – ‘I was given certain work to do’ by God

June 28, 2016

By Michael Foust, Christian Examiner

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Back in 1994 I was a young, wide-eyed reporter for the student newspaper at the University of Tennessee, looking forward to a career in sports journalism.

Peyton Manning would arrive that fall – and yes, I did get to cover his very first season – but my first “big-time” interview wasn’t the future NFL star.

It was Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt. And that was a little intimidating.

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