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 VALVANONever give up, never ever give up.
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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Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.
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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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Know where you have been, where you are now and where you want to be.
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If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day.
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Spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you’re emotions going.
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I’ll also tell you that five hundred thousand people will die this year of cancer. And I’ll also tell you that one in every four will be afflicted with this disease, and yet, somehow, we seem to have put it in a little bit of the background.
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I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.
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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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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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Be a dreamer. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead.
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Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.
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Nothing 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.
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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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Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I’ve been blessed.
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