My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
Jim Valvano
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In every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things. Ordinary People accomplish Extraordinary things.
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Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul.
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Life changes when you least expect it to. The future is uncertain. So, seize this day, seize this moment, and make the most of it.
If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special.
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.
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Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.
Don't give up. Don't ever give up.
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