My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me. – 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
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
At her birthday, my seven-year-old daughter will say that she wants these big cakes and certain expensive toys as presents, and I cant say no to her. It would just break my heart. But when I was little, for birthdays we just played outside and we were happy if we got any cake. – Goran Ivanisevic