The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
-Vince Lombardi

 The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
-Vince Lombardi

 The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
 -Joe Paterno

 Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.
-Jesse Owens

When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want they bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass!
-Bobby Knight

"To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about 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."
-Jim Valvano

 "Be a dreamer. If you don't know how to dream, you're dead."
-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

"Don't give up, don't ever give up."
-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

;"There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It's up to you to decide what to do with them."
-Jim Valvano

"Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding."
-Jim Valvano