Pat Summitt exuded grace, humility and a firm presence in her 64 years of life.
She forged many great friendships, and among them was a unique one with MTSU women's basketball coach Rick Insell.
What made their relationship such an interesting dynamic was the fact they became friends before either had made their mark in their respective sport -- Summitt as the UT Lady Vols coach and Insell with his Shelbyville High Eaglettes.
"She graduated from UT-Martin, and I graduated for MTSU," Insell said. "I was a country boy from Cannon County growing up in Woodbury, and she was a country girls from Cheatham County growing up in Henrietta.