Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.

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"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could ever give another person. He believed in me."

- Jim Valvano

Love

"Don't give up. Don't ever give up."

- Jim Valvano

Courage

"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: He believed in me."

- Jim Valvano

Belief in Self

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

- Jim Valvano

Aspirations

"Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul."

- Jim Valvano

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"Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done."

- Unknown

Perseverance

"He that can have patience can have what he will."

- Benjamin Franklin

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"You just can’t beat the person who never gives up."

- Babe Ruth

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"What I've learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you're hurting like crazy and you want to give up. … Success is often just around the corner."

- James Dyson

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"Never give up because great things take time."

- Adrian Williams

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