Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.
JIM VALVANOEvery day ordinary people do extra-ordinary things!
More Jim Valvano Quotes
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Spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you’re emotions going.
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My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
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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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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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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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Nothing has ever been accomplished in any walk of life without enthusiasm, without motivation, and without perseverance.
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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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If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day.
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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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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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I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.
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Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I’ve been blessed.
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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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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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It’s so important to know where you are.
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