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.
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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It’s so important to know where you are.
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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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And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That’s important to me too.
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Nothing has ever been accomplished in any walk of life without enthusiasm, without motivation, and without perseverance.
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Are you saying that the assistant had the answers all along, he just wasn’t telling anyone?
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I asked a ref if he could give me a technical foul for thinking bad things about him. He said, of course not. I said, well, I think you stink. And he gave me a technical. You can’t trust em.
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The difference between Namath and me is that when you make the money he makes, they say you’re ruggedly handsome. When you make the money I make, they say you have a big nose. (On resembling Joe Namath)
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I talked about my family, my family’s so important.
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Life changes when you least expect it to. The future is uncertain. So, seize this day, seize this moment, and make the most of it.
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Why shouldn’t I milk it? We’re an agricultural institution.
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We should do three things every day of our life. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is to think, we should spend some time in thought. And, number three is you should have your emotions moved to tears.
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My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
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Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.
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People think I have courage. The courage in my family are my wife Pam, my three daughters, here, Nicole, Jamie, LeeAnn, my mom, who’s right here too.
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