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 VALVANOLife changes when you least expect it to. The future is uncertain. So, seize this day, seize this moment, and make the most of it.
More Jim Valvano Quotes
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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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Be a dreamer. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead.
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My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
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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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Spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you’re emotions going.
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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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It’s so important to know where you are.
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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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Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.
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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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Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul.
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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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If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day.
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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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