but ask pat summitt what she is most proud of, no hesitation. her son tyler.women are going to relate to the number of times that you tried to have a child. >> seven miscarriages. but i got tyler. that was the most important thing. >> tyler has also been her staunchest ally since her diagnosis in 2011. in an espn documentary set to air this summer, the normally stoic pat breaks down, explaining how difficult the decision was to step aside as head coach at tennessee. >> it was hard. you know, because i didn't want to. but i felt like i needed to step down. >> the once elated little boy who cut down championship nets alongside his mom is now following in her footsteps as assistant coach at marquette university. he speaks to pat every day. >> the times that i do worry about her, all i have to do is call. whenever you talk to her, you don't worry anymore. >> he's your greatest achievement? >> oh yes, there's no doubt. he's always there for me. >> sadly, there is still no cure for alzheimer's. but how she's chosen to deal with it is just another example of what mak

pat summitt. >> oh, robin. >> reporter: recalling faces and stories from her past. >> she was a piece. >> reporter: something her doctors and family quietly take note of, because the progression of the incurable disease is marked, cruelly, by how much your life disappears from memory. >> those trophies look pretty good! >> reporter: she was diagnosed with alzheimer's two years ago, telling me then what triggered a visit to the doctor. >> i'd wake up in the morning and, you know, i'd think, "where am i?" >> reporter: and so pat decided to step aside as coach. >> i knew what i was dealing with, you know, the onset dementia. and, you know, that was -- that was hard, at first. >> reporter: you wrote early on in the book, "have you ever walked along a shoreline, only to have your footprints washed away by the surf? that's what alzheimer's is like. the waves steadily erase the marks we leave in the sand, all the sand castles. i know you get asked this a lot, pat, how does it feel to have alzheimer's? >> you know, i just -- i get a game plan. go into practice and, as time went on, you know,

pat summitt.ecalling faces and stories from her past. >> she was a piece of work. >> reporter: something her doctors and family quietly take note of, because the progression of the incurable disease has marked cruelly about how much your life disappears from memory. she was diagnosed with alzheimer's two years ago. telling me then what triggered a visit to the doctor. >> i would wake up in the morning and i would think, where am i? >> reporter: so pat decided to step aside as coach. >> i knew what i was dealing with. you know, the onset of dementia. and that was hard at first. >> reporter: you wrote early on in the book, have you ever walked along the shoreline only to have your footprints washed away by the surf? that's what alzheimer's is like. the waves steadily erase the marks we leave in the sand, all the sand castles. i know you get asked this a lot, pat. how does it feel to have alzheimer's? >> you know, i just get a game plan, go in to practice and as time went on, you know, i thought i ca

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pat summitt. the coach who won more games than inelse, 1098 victories. she wrote about it in a new book, "sum it up." the offcourt battle is important, too. she's quite simply, the most successful college basketball coach ever. period. >> the lady volunteers have repeated as national champions. >> reporter: a legend with 1,098 wins. 8 ncaa championships. >> you cannot be afraid to go out and compete. >> reporter: such an unstoppable force that when she made the stunning announcement she was diagnosed with early onset dimentia, it sent shock waves around the country. in a new documentary, the normally stoic pat breaks down discussing how difficult it was to decide to step down at tennessee. >> it was hard. you know, because i didn't -- i didn't want to, but i felt like i needed to step down. >> reporter: oh. >> hey, robin. how you doing? >> reporter: oh, pat, so good to see you. you said that hearing numbers and things don't mean as much. but you see a player, it will spark a memory. >> oh, yeah. j

track and field hall of fame and joining the likes of nelson mandela pat summitt jimmy galvano pat tillman and mohamed obeyed as an recipient of the arthur ashe recipient. he helped organize the 1984 los angeles olympic games. he is proud of his countless kids that he is counseled over the years, his wife charlene and his children and one of his sons is here in the audience tonight. he has 16 grandchildren that he is proud of and at 99-year-old mother that he is really proud of. [applause] and when you get to read his book one of my favorite chapters in john's book is the one that spoke right to my soul. it's the one that redefined the term that so many of us used. i would do anything for my mother. there is a scene, a story and there john's mother cannot sit outside, outside of her apartment complex in harlem because there are so many caterpillars in these trees outside the apartment that were dropping onto her and biting her so she is sitting inside in this dumpy apartment in the summertime. she wants to be outside so john goes to as a young man, high school age may be at most and he goe

. >> reporter: over the years recipients have included muhammad ali, billie jean king and pat summittly to tom burn net, jeremy glick and todd beamer who tried to save the passengers on united flight 93 on september 11th, 2001. >> the courageous life is not made in a single moment but in the acts over a lifetime. >> reporter: and this year, our dear robin will accept the 2013 arthur ashe courage award. >> wow. [ applause ] >> thank you. i am just honored. that's not even the right word. when my espn family called me i was absolutely speechless. arthur was a dear, dear friend of mine and we served on boards together and i remember one thing he told me, he said when it's all said and done if all people can say about you is that, hey, you were a pretty good broadcaster, you haven't fulfilled all that you can do in life so i really appreciate this honor from espn. our family is going to be there. wow. >> you fulfilled a whole lot. >> there are many worthy people. i just feel like i'm ray symbol for all those who have gone through some struggles in life and come out on the other end and to