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> [And I'm going to work as hard as I can... for cancer research and hopefully, maybe, we'll have some cures and some breakthroughs. I'd like to think I'm going to fight my brains out to be back here again next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/and-i-m-going-to-work-as-hard-as-i-can-for-cancer-research-and/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

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> [I can't tell you what an honor it is, to even be mentioned in the same breath with Arthur Ashe. This is something I certainly will treasure forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/i-can-t-tell-you-what-an-honor-it-is-to-even-be-mentioned-in-the-same/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

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## Other authors on Arthur

## More by 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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/how-do-you-go-from-where-you-are-to-where-you-wanna-be-and-i-think/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

> [To find the unlimited scope of human possibility, look within yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/to-find-the-unlimited-scope-of-human-possibility-look-within-yourself/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

> [Every day ordinary people do extra-ordinary things!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/every-day-ordinary-people-do-extra-ordinary-things/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

> [What enables us to achieve our greatness contains the seeds of our destruction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/what-enables-us-to-achieve-our-greatness-contains-the-seeds-of-our/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

> [Life changes when you least expect it to. The future is uncertain. So, seize this day, seize this moment, and make the most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/life-changes-when-you-least-expect-it-to-the-future-is-uncertain-so/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

> [How many people do you know who've had their dream come true? You're looking at one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/how-many-people-do-you-know-who-ve-had-their-dream-come-true-you-re/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

> [Are you saying that the assistant had the answers all along, he just wasn't telling anyone?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/are-you-saying-that-the-assistant-had-the-answers-all-along-he-just/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 children's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/we-need-your-help-i-need-your-help-we-need-money-for-research-it-may/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/no-matter-what-business-you-re-in-you-can-t-run-in-place-or-someone/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

> [I'm not happy to be here. I'm just happy to be!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/i-m-not-happy-to-be-here-i-m-just-happy-to-be/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

> [I set out very calculatedly to become known. The only thing I maybe miscalculated was how easy it would be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/i-set-out-very-calculatedly-to-become-known-the-only-thing-i-maybe/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

> [In every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things. Ordinary People accomplish Extraordinary things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/in-every-single-day-in-every-walk-of-life-ordinary-people-do/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

> [Nothing has ever been accomplished in any walk of life without enthusiasm, without motivation, and without perseverance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/nothing-has-ever-been-accomplished-in-any-walk-of-life-without/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

> [Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/enjoy-your-life-the-precious-moments-you-have/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

> [Each day, be sure to laugh, to think, to cry; that's one heckuva full day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/each-day-be-sure-to-laugh-to-think-to-cry-that-s-one-heckuva-full-day/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

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