I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you're emotions going.
Jim ValvanoRead
Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.
Interpretation
Persistence in the face of adversity is essential for success.
This quote by Jim Valvano emphasizes the importance of resilience and tenacity. It suggests that experiencing failure and rejection is not the end but rather a vital part of the journey toward achieving success. By encouraging listeners to persevere, Valvano inspires a mindset that views setbacks as opportunities to grow and learn.
In practice
In a motivational speech at a charity event.
I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you're emotions going.
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.
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.
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.
How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And 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.
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.
Even if you follow other people's advice and model successful people and their blueprints, you will still fail if you don't have confidence in yourself. Everything - absolutely everything - starts with you.
In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure.
Some injuries heal more quickly if you keep moving.
In a world that's changing so quickly, you're guaranteed to fail if you don't take any risks.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
What's wrong with trying hard and showing up and being good at your job? We really need to look at ourselves and say we need to reevaluate this. We need to reevaluate that women who ask for a pay raise or ask for a promotion - it's actually an okay thing. It's okay to be ambitious; it's okay to be over-prepared.
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