Quotes by

Jim Valvano

And Im going to work as hard as I can… for cancer research and hopefully, maybe, well have some cures and some breakthroughs. Id like to think Im 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

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 cant trust em. – Jim Valvano

Now Im fighting cancer, everybody knows that. People ask me all the time about how you go through your life and hows your day, and nothing is changed for me. – Jim Valvano

And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. Thats important to me too. – 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 childrens life. It may save someone you love. And its very important. – Jim Valvano

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 youre emotions going. – Jim Valvano

I talked about my family, my familys so important. – 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, whos right here too. – Jim Valvano

No matter what business youre in, you cant run in place or someone will pass you by. It doesnt matter how many games youve won. – Jim Valvano

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. – 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

I will thank God for the day and the moment I have. – Jim Valvano

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me. – Jim Valvano