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And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That’s important to me too.

Jim Valvano

People think I have courage. The courage in my family are my wife Pam, my three daughters, here, Nicole, Jamie, LeeAnn, my mom, who’s right here too.
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Courage Family Mom Myself People Wife
Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I’ve been blessed.
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Blessing Myself Office People
I talked about my family, my family’s so important.
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Family Important Myself Talk
Each day, be sure to laugh, to think, to cry; that’s one heckuva full day.
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Cry Day Laughter Oneself Thinking
Spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you’re emotions going.
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Emotion Laughter Thinking Yourself
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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Business Game Pass Run Yourself
Know where you have been, where you are now and where you want to be.
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Acceptance Awareness Yourself
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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Ability Heart Mindset Myself Physical Touch
Never give up, never ever give up.
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Failure Give Up Inspirational One Liner
Nothing has ever been accomplished in any walk of life without enthusiasm, without motivation, and without perseverance.
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Accomplishment Motivational Perseverance Walk
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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Appearance Difference Handsome Money Yourself
The greatest gift you can give your children is to believe in them.
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Believe Children Greatness Yourself
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.
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Forever Honor Myself Respect Treasure
A person really doesn’t become whole, until he becomes a part of something that’s bigger than himself.
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Big Himself Person Spiritual
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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Change Expectation Future Life Moments Uncertain
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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Forever Optimism Ourselves Pessimistic Team

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