You need to have a dream, a goal, and you must be willing to work hard.
JIM VALVANOConceive the inconceivable – then accomplish it.
More Jim Valvano Quotes
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A person really doesn’t become whole, until he becomes a part of something that’s bigger than himself.
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Never give up, never ever give up.
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I talked about my family, my family’s so important.
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We need your help. I need your help. We need money for research. It may not save my life. It may save my children’s life. It may save someone you love. And it’s very important.
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Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.
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Nothing can happen if it’s not first a dream. If you have someone with a dream, if you have a motivated person with a goal and a vision, if you have someone that never gives up, who has great hope, Anything can happen.
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Know where you have been, where you are now and where you want to be.
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But try if you can to support, whether it’s AIDS or the cancer foundation, so that someone else might survive, might prosper, and might actually be cured of this dreaded disease.
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Conceive the inconceivable – then accomplish it.
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We have a very intelligent team. I’ve had clubs that when you tell a guy to go back door, he leaves the gym. Or you tell the team you’re going to have a closed practice and eight guys don’t show up.
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There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It’s up to you to decide what to do with them.
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Now, I look at where I am now and I know what I wanna to do. What I would like to be able to do is to spend whatever time I have left and to give, and maybe some hope to others.
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And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That’s important to me too.
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I made a ridiculous statement when I first went to North Carolina State. I said I know basketball down there was like life or death. It was very wrong. It’s more important.
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Coaches are basically schizophrenic. We are pessimistic to the press and among fellow coaches, but to our team, we are the eternal optimists.
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