To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives, no. 1 is laugh. You should laugh every day. No. 2 is think. You should spend some time in thought. No. 3 is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy.

Jim Valvano

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

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

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

Take time every day to laugh, to think, to cry.

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I talked about my family, my family's so important. by Jim Valvano

I talked about my family, my family's so 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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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.

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We have a very intelligent team. I've had clubs that when you tell a guy to go back door, he leaves the gym. Or you tell the team you're going to have a closed practice and eight guys don't show up.

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

Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.

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All really successful coaches have a system. by Jim Valvano

All really successful coaches have a system.

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Are you saying that the assistant had the answers all along, he j... by Jim Valvano

Are you saying that the assistant had the answers all along, he just wasn't telling anyone?

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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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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!

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What enables us to achieve our greatness contains the seeds of ou... by Jim Valvano

What enables us to achieve our greatness contains the seeds of our destruction.

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How many people do you know who've had their dream come true? You... by Jim Valvano

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

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

I'm not happy to be here. I'm just happy to be!

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

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

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

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