Jim Valvano Quotes


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


Citations

Valvano, Jim, and Curry Kirkpatrick. Valvano: They Gave Me a Lifetime Contract, and Then They Looked at My Vitals. Pocket Books, 1991.

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Jim Valvano
Jim Valvano
  • Born: March 10, 1946
  • Died: April 28, 1993
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Coach

James Thomas Anthony Valvano, nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster.