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Nothing has ever been accomplished in any walk of life without enthusiasm, without motivation, and without perseverance.

Jim Valvano

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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Stink Tech Thinking Trust Yourself
Be a dreamer. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead.
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Death Dreams Numb Yourself
Each day, be sure to laugh, to think, to cry; that’s one heckuva full day.
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Cry Day Laughter Oneself Thinking
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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Courage Family Mom Myself People Wife
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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Forever Optimism Ourselves Pessimistic Team
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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Appearance Difference Handsome Money Yourself
The greatest gift you can give your children is to believe in them.
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Believe Children Greatness Yourself
I’ll also tell you that five hundred thousand people will die this year of cancer. And I’ll also tell you that one in every four will be afflicted with this disease, and yet, somehow, we seem to have put it in a little bit of the background.
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Myself People Sick Willing
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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Dreams Goal Greatness Hope Motivational Vision Yourself
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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Hope Myself Place Position Time
Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.
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Enjoyment Life Moments Yourself
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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Death Life Myself Statement Wrong
Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.
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Give Up Inspirational
Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.
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Failure Give Up Rejection Success
I can’t tell you what an honor it is, to even be mentioned in the same breath with Arthur Ashe. This is something I certainly will treasure forever.
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Forever Honor Myself Respect Treasure
Spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you’re emotions going.
JIM VALVANO

Emotion Laughter Thinking Yourself

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