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Krzyzewski, Calipari among those to pay tribute to Pat Summitt

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Pat Summitt won 1,098 games, eight national titles and an Olympic gold medal. Her death Tuesday from early onset dementia, sparked many reactions, including one from President Barack Obama.

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski on Summitt, who he shared Sportsperson of the Year honors with in 2011, reflected on her impact.

"There's no question, she was really one of the greatest coaches of any sport," Krzyzewski told Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. "She really put women's basketball out there, in other words, what she did with recruiting, accomplishments and championships really set the foundation for where women's basketball is in our country right now. (She's) really the gold standard of women's college basketball. She produced so many pros and set the bar at a really high level for basketball."

From another Tennessee great, Peyton Manning:

From WNBA President Lisa Borders:

From UConn's Geno Auriemma, who Summitt's Tennessee teams had a heated rivalry with for over a decade:

Kansas head coach Bill Self:

Auburn coach and former Tennessee men's coach Bruce Pearl:

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammond, the first full-time female coach in NBA history:

The world's most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, also paid tribute to the legendary coach:

And then there is this Pat Summitt story, which sums it up nicely:

A legend on and off the court.

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