With our Think Pink night coming up and the recent death of Kay Yow, it reminded me of my high school playing days. During my sophomore season, my assistant coach showed me this video when our team needed some motivation during a rough patch of the season. The first time I watched it, I cried. I sat in my coach's office and couldn't help stop the tears rolling down my face. The video was of Coach Jim Valvano's 1993 Espy speech. If you've never seen or heard it, I'm posting it in my blog. Like Yow, Valvano coached at NC State and died of cancer after a long, successful career. This speech changed my outlook on basketball and my life.
*If it takes some extra time, please allow it to load and watch its full length. It's worth it.
Valvano wished with everything in his being that he could return the following year to award the Arthur Ashe Award. Unfortunately, less than two months after this speech, Jimmy V lost his battle with cancer.
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