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.
JIM VALVANOIt’s so important to know where you are.
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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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Conceive the inconceivable – then accomplish it.
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Every day ordinary people do extra-ordinary things!
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How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it.
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Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I’ve been blessed.
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In every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things. Ordinary People accomplish Extraordinary things.
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Each day, be sure to laugh, to think, to cry; that’s one heckuva full day.
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I talked about my family, my family’s so important.
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All really successful coaches have a system.
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Take time every day to laugh, to think, to cry.
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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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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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To find the unlimited scope of human possibility, look within yourself.
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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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The greatest gift you can give your children is to believe in them.
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