Jim Valvano
Jim Valvano
James Thomas Anthony Valvano, nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth10 March 1946
CountryUnited States of America
Jim Valvano quotes about
basketball running business
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.
basketball motivational-sports blessed
Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed.
basketball dream knows
Be a dreamer. If you don't know how to dream, you're dead.
basketball thank-god moments
I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.
dream hard-work goal
You need to have a dream, a goal, and you must be willing to work hard.
basketball important where-you-are
It's so important to know where you are.
dream laughter hard-work
To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get your emotions going. To be enthusiastic every day and as Ralph Waldo Emerson said, 'Nothing great could be accomplished without enthusiasm,' to keep your dreams alive in spite of problems whatever you have. The ability to be able to work hard for your dreams to come true, to become a reality.
attitude team pessimistic
Coaches are basically schizophrenic. We are pessimistic to the press and among fellow coaches, but to our team, we are the eternal optimists.
basketball winning teeth
We win or the alumni bash in our teeth. (On the dental plan at NC State)
basketball up-to-you basketball-coach
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It's up to you to decide what to do with them.
smile basketball giving
And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That's important to me too.
laughter each-day emotion
Spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you're emotions going.
basketball important my-family
I talked about my family, my family's so important.
basketball cancer support
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.