Jim Valvano
James Thomas Anthony Valvano (March 10, 1946 - April 28, 1993), nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball coach. While the head coach at North Carolina State University, he won the 1983 NCAA National Championship. One of the more iconic moments in college basketball history is Valvano running up and down the court after the championship game, seemingly in disbelief and looking for someone to hug.
5 Quotes
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
— Jim Valvano
Be a dreamer. If you don't know how to dream, you're dead.
— Jim Valvano
How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? 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 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 won.
— Jim Valvano
I 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 Valvano