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.
JIM VALVANOMy father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
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I talked about my family, my family’s so important.
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Never give up, never ever give up.
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It’s so important to know where you are.
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All really successful coaches have a system.
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I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.
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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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Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.
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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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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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Be a dreamer. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead.
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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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The greatest gift you can give your children is to believe in them.
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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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You need to have a dream, a goal, and you must be willing to work hard.
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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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