--- title: "1 Diagnosed Cancer Quotes By Craig Sager" description: "1 Diagnosed Cancer quotes by Craig Sager. Plus more from Craig Sager and more Diagnosed Cancer sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e6/craig-sager-10287_cancer_when-i-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-like-so_3190655.jpg" --- > [When I was diagnosed with cancer, like so many other people, my life changed forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/when-i-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-like-so-many-other-people-my-life/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e6/craig-sager-10287_cancer_when-i-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-like-so_3190655.jpg) ## More by Craig Sager > [I have wrestled gators in Florida. I have sailed the ocean with Ted Turner. I have swam the oceans in the Caribbean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/i-have-wrestled-gators-in-florida-i-have-sailed-the-ocean-with-ted/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) > [If I missed a game, that meant I was losing the battle. I'm not going to let leukemia affect me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/if-i-missed-a-game-that-meant-i-was-losing-the-battle-i-m-not-going/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) > [Hope is not just... out in the sky, or accepting the facts or reality. Hope is having optimistic, positive expectations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/hope-is-not-just-out-in-the-sky-or-accepting-the-facts-or-reality/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) > [I am not an expert on time, or on cancer, or on life itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/i-am-not-an-expert-on-time-or-on-cancer-or-on-life-itself/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) > [What fuels my optimism is just an appreciation for life. I wake up every day thankful to be alive. I certainly have a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/what-fuels-my-optimism-is-just-an-appreciation-for-life-i-wake-up/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) > [When you raise kids, you want them to grow up and be successful. If they can grow up and be like you, it's quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/when-you-raise-kids-you-want-them-to-grow-up-and-be-successful-if/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) > [Sports are supposed to be fun, and so I have fun with the way I dress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/sports-are-supposed-to-be-fun-and-so-i-have-fun-with-the-way-i-dress/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) > [Erik Spoelstra has always been a guy I'd talk to even when he was just doing video clips for the Heat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/erik-spoelstra-has-always-been-a-guy-i-d-talk-to-even-when-he-was/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) > [Vice President Biden had recently launched the 'Cancer Moonshots', a campaign to finally eradicate cancer across humanity. He had lost his eldest son, Beau,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/vice-president-biden-had-recently-launched-the-cancer-moonshots-a/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) > [I've never had one of those middle of the nights when I go, 'Why me?' or 'I don't know if I can keep fighting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/i-ve-never-had-one-of-those-middle-of-the-nights-when-i-go-why-me-or/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) > [I'm fighting cancer and I refuse to give up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/i-m-fighting-cancer-and-i-refuse-to-give-up/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) > [Life should be fun, and so should your clothes. It's not about sending a message. It's about feeling good about yourself and being who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/life-should-be-fun-and-so-should-your-clothes-it-s-not-about-sending/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) > [I always see the glass half full. I see the beauty in others, and I see the hope for tomorrow. If we don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/i-always-see-the-glass-half-full-i-see-the-beauty-in-others-and-i-see/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) > [As a young boy, I had the usual hobbies - sports, baseball cards, model airplanes and trains. But I always had a distinct fascination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/as-a-young-boy-i-had-the-usual-hobbies-sports-baseball-cards-model/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) > [When doctors tell you that your only hope for survival is 14 straight days of intense chemotherapy, 24 hours a day, you sit there,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/when-doctors-tell-you-that-your-only-hope-for-survival-is-14-straight/) [Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diagnosed-cancer/craig-sager/#itemlist", "name": "1 Diagnosed Cancer Quotes By Craig Sager", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was diagnosed with cancer, like so many other people, my life changed forever.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Sager" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/when-i-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-like-so-many-other-people-my-life/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e6/craig-sager-10287_cancer_when-i-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-like-so_3190655.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e6/craig-sager-10287_cancer_when-i-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-like-so_3190655.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e6/craig-sager-10287_cancer_when-i-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-like-so_3190655.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I was diagnosed with cancer, like so many other people, my life changed forever.” — Craig Sager", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diagnosed-cancer/craig-sager/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diagnosed-cancer/craig-sager/", "name": "Diagnosed Cancer Quotes by Craig Sager", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diagnosed-cancer/craig-sager/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e6/craig-sager-10287_cancer_when-i-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-like-so_3190655.jpg" }, "description": "1 Diagnosed Cancer quotes by Craig Sager. 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