Jim Valvano
Jim Valvano
James Thomas Anthony Valvano, nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth10 March 1946
CountryUnited States of America
basketball giving able
Now, 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.
basketball differences noses
The difference between Namath and me is that when you make the money he makes, they say you're ruggedly handsome. When you make the money I make, they say you have a big nose. (On resembling Joe Namath)
basketball important firsts
I made a ridiculous statement when I first went to North Carolina State. I said I know basketball down there was like life or death. It was very wrong. It's more important.
basketball mom daughter
People 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.
basketball team intelligent
We have a very intelligent team. I've had clubs that when you tell a guy to go back door, he leaves the gym. Or you tell the team you're going to have a closed practice and eight guys don't show up.
basketball milk institutions
Why shouldn't I milk it? We're an agricultural institution.
motivational sports inspirational-basketball
A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.
basketball successful coaching
All really successful coaches have a system.
basketball children important
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 life. It may save someone you love. And it's very important.
basketball forever honor
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.
basketball important my-family
I talked about my family, my family's so important.
basketball cancer support
But try if you can to support, whether it's AIDS or the cancer foundation, so that someone else might survive, might prosper, and might actually be cured of this dreaded disease.
smile basketball giving
And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That's important to me too.
basketball winning teeth
We win or the alumni bash in our teeth. (On the dental plan at NC State)