Best Valvano Quotes & Sayings

I was an absolute maniac, a terrible husband and father. — Jim Valvano

A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself. — Jim Valvano

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. — Jim Valvano

To me there are three things everyone should do every day. Number one is laugh. Number two is think
spend some time time in thought. Number three, you should have your emotions move you to tears. If you laugh, think and cry, that's a heck of a day. — Jim Valvano

Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. — Jim Valvano

Conceive the inconceivable - then accomplish it. — Jim Valvano

And I'm going to work as hard as I can ... for cancer research and hopefully, maybe, we'll have some cures and some breakthroughs. I'd like to think I'm going to fight my brains out to be back here again next year for the Arthur Ashe recipient. I want to give it next year! — Jim Valvano

There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It's up to you to decide what to do with them. — Jim Valvano

Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed. — Jim Valvano

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. — Jim Valvano

Don't give up, don't ever give up. — Jim Valvano

Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding. — Jim Valvano

We win or the alumni bash in our teeth. (On the dental plan at NC State) — Jim Valvano

Take time every day to laugh, to think, to cry. — Jim Valvano

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. — Jim Valvano

How many people do you know who've had their dream come true? You're looking at one. — Jim Valvano

Never give up ... never ever give up. — Jim Valvano

You need to have a dream, a goal, and you must be willing to work hard. — Jim Valvano

Now, I look at where I am now and I know what I wanna to do. What I would like to be able to do is to spend whatever time I have left and to give, and maybe some hope to others. — Jim Valvano

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. — Jim Valvano

It's so important to know where you are. — Jim Valvano

Why shouldn't I milk it? We're an agricultural institution. — Jim Valvano

I set out very calculatedly to become known. The only thing I maybe miscalculated was how easy it would be. — Jim Valvano

The greatest gift you can give your children is to believe in them. — Jim Valvano

If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special. — 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. — Jim Valvano

I'm not happy to be here. I'm just happy to be! — Jim Valvano

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. — Jim Valvano

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. — Jim Valvano

Know where you have been, where you are now and where you want to be — Jim Valvano