Now I’m fighting cancer, everybody knows that. People ask me all the time about how you go through your life and how’s your day, and nothing is changed for me.
JIM VALVANOAll really successful coaches have a system.
More Jim Valvano Quotes
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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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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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Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.
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Know where you have been, where you are now and where you want to be.
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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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Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.
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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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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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Conceive the inconceivable – then accomplish it.
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The greatest gift you can give your children is to believe in them.
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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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Be a dreamer. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead.
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Are you saying that the assistant had the answers all along, he just wasn’t telling anyone?
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