I asked a ref if he could give me a technical foul for thinking bad things about him. He said, of course not. I said, well, I think you stink. And he gave me a technical. You can’t trust em.
JIM VALVANODon’t give up. Don’t ever give up.
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Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.
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You need to have a dream, a goal, and you must be willing to work hard.
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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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Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.
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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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To find the unlimited scope of human possibility, look within yourself.
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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 talked about my family, my family’s so important.
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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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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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Every day ordinary people do extra-ordinary things!
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All really successful coaches have a system.
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The greatest gift you can give your children is to believe in them.
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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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