Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.
JIM VALVANOTake time every day to laugh, to think, to cry.
More Jim Valvano Quotes
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Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.
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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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In every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things. Ordinary People accomplish Extraordinary things.
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Conceive the inconceivable – then accomplish it.
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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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Know where you have been, where you are now and where you want to be.
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My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
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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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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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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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I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.
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Be a dreamer. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead.
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Take time every day to laugh, to think, to cry.
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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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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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