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Jim Valvano

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I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.


— Jim Valvano


#for the day #god #i #moment #thank

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


#games #how #many #matter #pass

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.


— Jim Valvano


#aids #cancer #cured #disease #dreaded

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


#am #give #hope #i #i am

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


#help #i #important #life #love

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.


— Jim Valvano


#arthur ashe #ashe #breath #certainly #even

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


— Jim Valvano


#family #i #important #talked

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


#daughters #family #here #i #jamie

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


— Jim Valvano


#give me #hug #important #maybe #me






About Jim Valvano






Did you know about Jim Valvano?

His 19-year career as a head basketball coach began at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore for a season then was an assistant at Connecticut for two years. 647) and his career record as a head coach was 346–210 (.

James Thomas Anthony "Jim" Valvano (March 10 1946 – April 28 1993) nicknamed Jimmy V was an American college basketball coach and broadcaster. Valvano is not only remembered for running up and down the court after winning the 1983 NCAA championship seemingly in disbelief and looking for someone to hug but also for his inspirational 1993 ESPY Awards speech given just eight weeks before he died of cancer.

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