Jim Valvano's Quotes
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 ValvanoMy father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
Jim ValvanoBe a dreamer. If you don't know how to dream, you're dead.
Jim ValvanoI will thank God for the day and the moment I have.
Jim ValvanoI 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.
Jim ValvanoPeople 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 ValvanoHow 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 ValvanoNow, 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 ValvanoAnd if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That's important to me too.
Jim Valvano