That’s being the son of Rocco and Angelina Valvano. Jimmy valvano speech full#The part, of course, that stuck with me and millions of others that night and since, is when he reeled off the ingredients for a full day. After he made us laugh with his self-deprecating-rookie-coach-locker-room speech, he then goes all sage on us. And that his time is not only precious, but uncertain, so the next 10 minutes are his. He begins with explaining how precious time is. Joe Theismann, Chris Berman, Lou Holtz all brought to tears just watching him walk up the steps. But nothing, especially this stupid and hateful cancer, was going to stop his determination to deliver and inspire. He spent the plane ride there with a trashcan between his legs. Coach Valvano, so sick from his wretched cancer, he almost didn’t come to the ESPYs that night. Even when he couldn’t find someone at the time to receive it.Īnd then came the night of March 3, 1993. The man had passion in him, and he wasn’t scared to let it out. Watching Coach V running around emphatically and spasmodically on the floor looking for someone to hug in victory, I became a fan. With three seconds left, Dereck Whittenberg heaves up a shot that came up a foot short only to be grabbed by Lorenzo Charles for the last second and game-winning dunk. I remember watching that classic shootout 10 years earlier, in 1983, of the epic comeback the Wolfpack put on Houston in the NCAA title game. Or as we have come to refer to him through his endearing charm, Jimmy V. It was 23 years ago this past week that an energetic and charismatic Italian-induced coach stood on a stage in his tuxedo and delivered one of the best speeches of modern times. Seven simple words with such a powerful punch.
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