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
enthusiasm willing work
How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal, and you have to be willing to work for it.
american-coach coach locker room special stood time
The very first time you stood in the locker room to give a pep talk. That's a special place, the locker room, for a coach to give a talk.
emotions heck move number spend three time
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.
days emotions full happiness heck laugh moved number seven spend three time
To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. 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.
basketball daughter fathers-day
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
basketball thinking should-have
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.
basketball cancer heart
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.
perseverance motivation enthusiasm
Nothing has ever been accomplished in any walk of life without enthusiasm, without motivation, and without perseverance.
motivational basketball dream
How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it.
basketball sports giving-up
Don't give up. Don't ever give up.
basketball thinking nba
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.
life-changing moments uncertain
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.
trust basketball motivational-sports
I asked a ref if he could give me a technical foul for thinking bad things about him. He said, of course not. I said, well, I think you stink. And he gave me a technical. You can't trust em.
life basketball laughter
I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you're emotions going.