Nothing has ever been accomplished in any walk of life without enthusiasm, without motivation, and without perseverance.
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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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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The greatest gift you can give your children is to believe in them.
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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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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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My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
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Spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you’re emotions going.
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Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I’ve been blessed.
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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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Every day ordinary people do extra-ordinary things!
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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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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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You need to have a dream, a goal, and you must be willing to work hard.
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Know where you have been, where you are now and where you want to be.
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Conceive the inconceivable – then accomplish it.
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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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