And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That’s important to me too.
JIM VALVANONothing 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.
More Jim Valvano Quotes
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Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.
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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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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.
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Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.
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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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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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Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.
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Be a dreamer. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead.
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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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If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day.
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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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Each day, be sure to laugh, to think, to cry; that’s one heckuva full day.
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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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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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My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
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