My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
JIM VALVANOAnd if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That’s important to me too.
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Now I’m fighting cancer, everybody knows that. People ask me all the time about how you go through your life and how’s your day, and nothing is changed for me.
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It’s so important to know where you are.
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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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No matter what business you’re in, you can’t run in place or someone will pass you by. It doesn’t matter how many games you’ve won.
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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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And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That’s important to me too.
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Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul.
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I talked about my family, my family’s so important.
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I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you’re emotions going.
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To find the unlimited scope of human possibility, look within yourself.
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Never give up, never ever give up.
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You need to have a dream, a goal, and you must be willing to work hard.
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All really successful coaches have a system.
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Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.
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Conceive the inconceivable – then accomplish it.
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