You need to have a dream, a goal, and you must be willing to work hard.
JIM VALVANOSpend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you’re emotions going.
More Jim Valvano Quotes
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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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In every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things. Ordinary People accomplish Extraordinary things.
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My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
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All really successful coaches have a system.
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To find the unlimited scope of human possibility, look within yourself.
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How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it.
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Each day, be sure to laugh, to think, to cry; that’s one heckuva full day.
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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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I talked about my family, my family’s so important.
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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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And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That’s important to me too.
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But try if you can to support, whether it’s AIDS or the cancer foundation, so that someone else might survive, might prosper, and might actually be cured of this dreaded disease.
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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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Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I’ve been blessed.
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Why shouldn’t I milk it? We’re an agricultural institution.
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Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.
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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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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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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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Be a dreamer. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead.
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Every day ordinary people do extra-ordinary things!
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Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.
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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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Never give up, never ever give up.
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Now, I look at where I am now and I know what I wanna to do. What I would like to be able to do is to spend whatever time I have left and to give, and maybe some hope to others.
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