Jim Valvano Quotes

I've won at every level, except college and pro.

I told my dentist my teeth are going yellow. he told me to wear a brown tie.

The student body was huge at UT and you had to mature pretty quick, very quick actually. I enjoyed it and it helped me a lot in my life in general - not only in the classroom but on the baseball field as well.

The caliber of play suffered and attendance declined year by year. Interest in college football was exploding, and there was this new game called basketball.

Competing in both track and field and basketball for the Bruins I have a lot of great memories to choose from. But my all-time favorite moment in collegiate sports has to be in 1982 when we won UCLA's first NCAA title in track.

My life, even as a college student, has all been through the NCAA, and I'm telling you there's so much good that comes out of it.

Ray Pearson, played for UCLA. He's a friend of mine.

It's college basketball and there's a certain amount of uncertainty. As an assistant coach, you do the best job you can to win.

Penn State was an awesome school. When I went and visited there, I was like 'Alright, I want to spend four years of college here.'

It's amazing, the things you learn, the experiences you go through, the feeling of being like a rock star that goes with being a University of Kentucky basketball player. Just the ability to feel fame for the first time - that's something Kentucky gives you.

Every team I play, I'm playing them like we playing the Golden State when they had Kevin Durant. Every point guard I play, I'm playing Steph Curry. Every shooting guard I'm playing, I'm playing James Harden. Every three-man I'm playing, I'm playing LeBron and KD.

It's basketball. At the end of the day everyone wants to win, and that's really the reason why we play is to win.

I went to graduate school in Iowa City, at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where the most passionate thing I did was attend University of Iowa basketball games.

In college, a loss is pretty devastating. That feeling kind of goes away in an 82-game season. You hate to lose, but you also have a lot more games to make up for it.

An infallible Remedy for the Tooth-ach, viz Wash the Root of an aching Tooth, in Elder Vinegar, and let it dry half an hour in the Sun; after which it will never ach more; Probatum est.

I sometimes mistake my typewriter for my teeth, because the more I bite the more my column will be read.

I don't mess around when it comes to brushing my teeth. Properly brushed, twice a day, every day, to get my day started.

I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that's pretty cool.

He's got a ring, so I'm taking home the trophy.

You need teeth like mine!" Grandma said. "You can just mail 'em to the dentist!

This was a place where tattoos outnumbered teeth.

When I see the toothless guy, as a liberal, what I say is, 'I want to help you get teeth.' Why does that make me an a**hole?

When you brush your teeth, I'll squeeze the toothpaste.

I told my dentist I want a tooth to match the others. He gave my one with four cavities.

I've had dentists who have wanted to help me out, but I say, 'You know, I won't work again if you fix my teeth.'