“We Back Pat.”

For those involved with the University of Tennessee community in recent years, that slogan is the one resonating factor when one thinks of Pat Summitt. For those who grew up bleeding orange though, Summitt stands for so much more.

That is why when ESPN decided to feature Summitt in the film “Pat XO” on Tuesday night, the entire fanbase tuned in.

Co-directors Lisa Lax and Nancy Winters along with producer Robin Roberts, from ABC’s Good Morning America, sent cameras all across the country interviewing and documenting many who grew up with, played for and loved Summitt over the years.

Summitt’s son, Tyler, opened up the film by outlining how he felt like he grew up at Thompson-Boling Arena. Justifiably so, the court that he remembers is now named ‘The Summitt,’ in honor of his mother.

One of the faces of the school alongside Summitt, former UT quarterback Peyton Manning, chimed in, commenting that even he would have loved to play for her in some capacity.

As the intro wraps up, you see Pat and Tyler sitting in a dimly lit living room where the two are reflecting on their memories by looking through scrapbooks and photo albums. As they talk, notable former players and coaches are shown, in first-person account, telling their stories on the living legend.

Reflecting on her early years, her brothers and sister talked about her “bossy” attitude, and how she was more like an older brother than a sister. Growing up in the country town of Henrietta, Tenn., Summitt and her siblings would wake up, do chores, go to school, come home, do chores, play some basketball, go to sleep and do the same thing the next day.

When Pat began her career in Knoxville at the age of 22, she was barely a year older than the eldest member of her team. Starting off with an inexperienced team behind an inexperienced coach, the women’s team had multiple hurdles to overcome. As the years passed, Pat and the Lady Vols began to unify.

ABC’s Roberts, who played basketball in high school, told viewers that she desired to play at UT, but never committed. Instead, Roberts played her college ball at Southeast Louisiana from 1979 to 1983. Though she never had any interraction with Pat as a player, from her time as a reporter, she had the chance to meet Summitt in Knoxville after the 1987 NCAA championship. Since then, the two have become close friends.

Roberts, who has most recently overcome bone marrow cancer, noted the invaluable lessons Summit taught her about determination and resilience.

In the 90s, women’s basketball was starting to get national attention, and Summitt vigiorously attempted to gain television exposure for her Lady Vols. Summitt began a yearly rotation to play the University of Connecticut, sparking the sport’s biggest rivalry.

The film promotes Summitt’s 100 percent student graduation rate, and highlights many of her illustrious accomplishments during her 38-year coaching tenure.

Emotions were high as the film drew to a close as press coverage from August 23, 2011 began to play. This was the day that Summitt went on-air announcing her diagnosis with early-onset Dementia.

The sports world was rocked. After this announcement was made, the Lady Vols dedicated that season to Pat. Soon after, the “We Back Pat” campaign kicked off, but players were uncertain of the coach’s future.

After the Baylor University beat the Lady Vols 77-58 in the 2012 NCAA tournament, Summitt’s players were shaken, teary-eyed and unsure of what would happen during Summitt’s final postgame talk as UT’s head coach.

On April 19, 2012, Summitt announced that she was retiring from the head coaching position. Her 38-year career culminated in eight national championships and a 1,098-208 career record that makes her the winningest coach in NCAA history.

Anyone who spent time around the UT program in the past 40 years can remember Pat’s memorable stare. The ups and downs of Tennessee’s history can mostly be remembered with the love of the game and the school that Summitt had in Knoxville.

For a living legend, this film just scrapes the surface of a coach who managed to change the sport of women’s basketball forever.