Know where you have been, where you are now and where you want to be.
JIM VALVANOMy father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
More Jim Valvano Quotes
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Conceive the inconceivable – then accomplish it.
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Why shouldn’t I milk it? We’re an agricultural institution.
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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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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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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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I asked a ref if he could give me a technical foul for thinking bad things about him. He said, of course not. I said, well, I think you stink. And he gave me a technical. You can’t trust em.
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It’s so important to know where you are.
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Never give up, never ever give up.
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Spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you’re emotions going.
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Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I’ve been blessed.
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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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You need to have a dream, a goal, and you must be willing to work hard.
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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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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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My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
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