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.
JIM VALVANOIt’s so important to know where you are.
More Jim Valvano Quotes
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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 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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Take time every day to laugh, to think, to cry.
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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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Nothing has ever been accomplished in any walk of life without enthusiasm, without motivation, and without perseverance.
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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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Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I’ve been blessed.
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All really successful coaches have a system.
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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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The greatest gift you can give your children is to believe in them.
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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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And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That’s important to me too.
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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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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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You need to have a dream, a goal, and you must be willing to work hard.
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