There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It’s up to you to decide what to do with them.
JIM VALVANOA person really doesn’t become whole, until he becomes a part of something that’s bigger than himself.
More Jim Valvano Quotes
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I talked about my family, my family’s so important.
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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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All really successful coaches have a system.
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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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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.
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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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We have a very intelligent team. I’ve had clubs that when you tell a guy to go back door, he leaves the gym. Or you tell the team you’re going to have a closed practice and eight guys don’t show up.
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Be a dreamer. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead.
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Spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you’re emotions going.
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My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
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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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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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Conceive the inconceivable – then accomplish it.
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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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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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