We win or the alumni bash in our teeth. (On the dental plan at NC State) — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed. — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It's up to you to decide what to do with them. — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself. — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
We should do three things every day of our life. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is… — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
The difference between Namath and me is that when you make the money he makes, they say you're ruggedly handsome. When you… — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
I made a ridiculous statement when I first went to North Carolina State. I said I know basketball down there was like… — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
We have a very intelligent team. I've had clubs that when you tell a guy to go back door, he leaves the… — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life.… — Jim Valvano Copy Share
What enables us to achieve our greatness contains the seeds of our destruction. — Jim Valvano Copy Share
Life changes when you least expect it to. The future is uncertain. So, seize this day, seize this moment, and make the most of… — Jim Valvano Copy Share
How many people do you know who've had their dream come true? You're looking at one. — Jim Valvano Copy Share
Are you saying that the assistant had the answers all along, he just wasn't telling anyone? — Jim Valvano Copy Share
We need your help. I need your help. We need money for research. It may not save my life. It may save my children's… — Jim Valvano Copy Share
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… — Jim Valvano Copy Share
I set out very calculatedly to become known. The only thing I maybe miscalculated was how easy it would be. — Jim Valvano Copy Share
In every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things. Ordinary People accomplish Extraordinary things. — Jim Valvano Copy Share
Nothing has ever been accomplished in any walk of life without enthusiasm, without motivation, and without perseverance. — Jim Valvano Copy Share
