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.
JIM VALVANOThe 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)
More Jim Valvano Quotes
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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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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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If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day.
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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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Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.
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And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That’s important to me too.
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Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I’ve been blessed.
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I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.
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Never give up, never ever give up.
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Conceive the inconceivable – then accomplish it.
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Don’t give up. Don’t ever give 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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We should do three things every day of our life. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is to think, we should spend some time in thought. And, number three is you should have your emotions moved to tears.
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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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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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