To find the unlimited scope of human possibility, look within yourself.
JIM VALVANOThe greatest gift you can give your children is to believe in them.
More Jim Valvano Quotes
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Conceive the inconceivable – then accomplish it.
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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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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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Every day ordinary people do extra-ordinary things!
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Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.
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Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.
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It’s so important to know where you are.
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If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day.
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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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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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My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
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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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Know where you have been, where you are now and where you want to be.
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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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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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