time is very precious to me I don’t know how much I have left and I have some
how much I have left and I have some
how much I have left and I have some things that I would like to say
things that I would like to say
things that I would like to say hopefully at the end I’ll have something
hopefully at the end I’ll have something
hopefully at the end I’ll have something that will be important to two other
that will be important to two other
that will be important to two other people too but I can’t help it now and
people too but I can’t help it now and
people too but I can’t help it now and I’m fighting cancer everybody knows that
I’m fighting cancer everybody knows that
I’m fighting cancer everybody knows that people ask me all the time about how you
people ask me all the time about how you
people ask me all the time about how you you go through your life and how’s your
you go through your life and how’s your
you go through your life and how’s your day and nothing has changed for me as
day and nothing has changed for me as
day and nothing has changed for me as Dixon I’m a very emotional passionate
Dixon I’m a very emotional passionate
Dixon I’m a very emotional passionate man I can’t help but that’s being the
man I can’t help but that’s being the
man I can’t help but that’s being the son of Rocco and Angelina Valvano that
son of Rocco and Angelina Valvano that
son of Rocco and Angelina Valvano that she comes with the territory right we
she comes with the territory right we
she comes with the territory right we hug we kiss we love and when people say
hug we kiss we love and when people say
hug we kiss we love and when people say to me how do you get through life or
to me how do you get through life or
to me how do you get through life or each day’s the same thing to me there
each day’s the same thing to me there
each day’s the same thing to me there are three things we all should do every
are three things we all should do every
are three things we all should do every day we do this every day of our life
day we do this every day of our life
day we do this every day of our life you’re going to add what a wonderful
you’re going to add what a wonderful
you’re going to add what a wonderful number one is laugh you should laugh
number one is laugh you should laugh
number one is laugh you should laugh every day
every day
every day number two is think you should spend
number two is think you should spend
number two is think you should spend some time in thought and number three is
some time in thought and number three is
some time in thought and number three is you should have your emotions moved to
you should have your emotions moved to
you should have your emotions moved to tears think about it if you laugh you
tears think about it if you laugh you
tears think about it if you laugh you think and you cry that’s a full day
think and you cry that’s a full day
think and you cry that’s a full day that’s a heck of a day you do that seven
that’s a heck of a day you do that seven
that’s a heck of a day you do that seven days a week you’re gonna have something
days a week you’re gonna have something
days a week you’re gonna have something special and so
special and so
special and so I can help I rode on the plane up today
I can help I rode on the plane up today
I can help I rode on the plane up today what Mike sous-chef Sookie my my good
what Mike sous-chef Sookie my my good
what Mike sous-chef Sookie my my good friend and a wonderful coach what people
friend and a wonderful coach what people
friend and a wonderful coach what people don’t realize he’s a ten times better
don’t realize he’s a ten times better
don’t realize he’s a ten times better person than he is a coach and we know
person than he is a coach and we know
person than he is a coach and we know he’s a great coach who’s meant a lot to
he’s a great coach who’s meant a lot to
he’s a great coach who’s meant a lot to me these last five or six months of my
me these last five or six months of my
me these last five or six months of my ballot but when I look at Mike I think
ballot but when I look at Mike I think
ballot but when I look at Mike I think we competed against each others as
we competed against each others as
we competed against each others as players I coached against in 15 years
players I coached against in 15 years
players I coached against in 15 years and I always have to think about what’s
and I always have to think about what’s
and I always have to think about what’s important in life is to think to me if
important in life is to think to me if
important in life is to think to me if three things where you started where you
three things where you started where you
three things where you started where you are wave gonna be those are the three
are wave gonna be those are the three
are wave gonna be those are the three things that I try and do every day it’s
things that I try and do every day it’s
things that I try and do every day it’s so important to know where you are and I
so important to know where you are and I
so important to know where you are and I know where I am right now how do you go
know where I am right now how do you go
know where I am right now how do you go from way are the way you want to be and
from way are the way you want to be and
from way are the way you want to be and I think you have to have an enthusiasm
I think you have to have an enthusiasm
I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life got to have a dream a goal you
for life got to have a dream a goal you
for life got to have a dream a goal you have to be willing to work for it I just
have to be willing to work for it I just
have to be willing to work for it I just got one last thing I urge all of you all
got one last thing I urge all of you all
got one last thing I urge all of you all of you to enjoy your life the precious
of you to enjoy your life the precious
of you to enjoy your life the precious moments you have to spend each day with
moments you have to spend each day with
moments you have to spend each day with some laughter and some thought to get
some laughter and some thought to get
some laughter and some thought to get your emotions going to be enthusiastic
your emotions going to be enthusiastic
your emotions going to be enthusiastic every day and Ralph Waldo Emerson said
every day and Ralph Waldo Emerson said
every day and Ralph Waldo Emerson said nothing break and it comes without
nothing break and it comes without
nothing break and it comes without enthusiasm to keep your dreams alive
enthusiasm to keep your dreams alive
enthusiasm to keep your dreams alive despite of problems whatever you have
despite of problems whatever you have
despite of problems whatever you have the ability to be able to work hard
the ability to be able to work hard
the ability to be able to work hard leave dreams come true
leave dreams come true
leave dreams come true now I look at where I am now I know what
now I look at where I am now I know what
now I look at where I am now I know what I want to do what I would like to be
I want to do what I would like to be
I want to do what I would like to be able to do is to spend whatever time I
able to do is to spend whatever time I
able to do is to spend whatever time I have left and to give in maybe some hope
have left and to give in maybe some hope
have left and to give in maybe some hope to others
to others
to others I offer a sh foundation is a wonderful
I offer a sh foundation is a wonderful
I offer a sh foundation is a wonderful thing and and age the the amount of
thing and and age the the amount of
thing and and age the the amount of money pouring in for AIDS is not enough
money pouring in for AIDS is not enough
money pouring in for AIDS is not enough but it is significant but if I told you
but it is significant but if I told you
but it is significant but if I told you it’s ten times the amount that comes in
it’s ten times the amount that comes in
it’s ten times the amount that comes in for cancer research
for cancer research
for cancer research I’d also tell you that five hundred
I’d also tell you that five hundred
I’d also tell you that five hundred thousand people will die this year of
thousand people will die this year of
thousand people will die this year of cancer and I’d also tell you that one in
cancer and I’d also tell you that one in
cancer and I’d also tell you that one in every four will be afflicted with this
every four will be afflicted with this
every four will be afflicted with this disease and yet for some how we seem to
disease and yet for some how we seem to
disease and yet for some how we seem to have put it in a little bit of the
have put it in a little bit of the
have put it in a little bit of the background I want to bring it back on
background I want to bring it back on
background I want to bring it back on the front table we need your help
the front table we need your help
the front table we need your help I need your help we need money for
I need your help we need money for
I need your help we need money for research
research
research it may not save my life it may save my
it may not save my life it may save my
it may not save my life it may save my children’s lives it may save someone you
children’s lives it may save someone you
children’s lives it may save someone you love but try if you can to support
love but try if you can to support
love but try if you can to support whether it’s AIDS or the cancer
whether it’s AIDS or the cancer
whether it’s AIDS or the cancer foundation so that that someone else
foundation so that that someone else
foundation so that that someone else might survive my prosper and might
might survive my prosper and might
might survive my prosper and might actually be cured of this dreaded
actually be cured of this dreaded
actually be cured of this dreaded disease I can’t thank yes PN enough for
disease I can’t thank yes PN enough for
disease I can’t thank yes PN enough for allowing this to happen
allowing this to happen
allowing this to happen and I’m gonna work as hard as I can you
and I’m gonna work as hard as I can you
and I’m gonna work as hard as I can you know for cancer research and hopefully
know for cancer research and hopefully
know for cancer research and hopefully we’ll be maybe we’ll have some cures and
we’ll be maybe we’ll have some cures and
we’ll be maybe we’ll have some cures and some breakthroughs and I’d like to think
some breakthroughs and I’d like to think
some breakthroughs and I’d like to think I’m gonna fight my brains out to be back
I’m gonna fight my brains out to be back
I’m gonna fight my brains out to be back here again next year for the author s
here again next year for the author s
here again next year for the author s recipient I want to give it next year
I know I’ve gotta go I’ve got to go and
I know I’ve gotta go I’ve got to go and I’ve got one last thing I’ve said it
I’ve got one last thing I’ve said it
I’ve got one last thing I’ve said it before and I’m gonna say it again
before and I’m gonna say it again
before and I’m gonna say it again cancer can take away all my physical
cancer can take away all my physical
cancer can take away all my physical abilities and can not touch my mind and
abilities and can not touch my mind and
abilities and can not touch my mind and cannot touch my heart and it cannot
cannot touch my heart and it cannot
cannot touch my heart and it cannot touch my soul and those three things are
touch my soul and those three things are
touch my soul and those three things are gonna carry on forever I thank you and
gonna carry on forever I thank you and
gonna carry on forever I thank you and god bless you all
god bless you all
god bless you all [Applause]
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we are starting the Jim Jimmy V
we are starting the Jim Jimmy V foundation for cancer research
and it and its motto is don’t give up
and it and its motto is don’t give up don’t ever give up and that’s what I’m
don’t ever give up and that’s what I’m
don’t ever give up and that’s what I’m gonna try to do every minute that I have
gonna try to do every minute that I have
gonna try to do every minute that I have left I will thank God today the moment I
left I will thank God today the moment I
left I will thank God today the moment I have and if you see me smile and maybe
have and if you see me smile and maybe
have and if you see me smile and maybe give me a hug that’s important to me too
give me a hug that’s important to me too
give me a hug that’s important to me too and this screen is flashing up there 30
and this screen is flashing up there 30
and this screen is flashing up there 30 seconds like I can’t about that screen
seconds like I can’t about that screen
seconds like I can’t about that screen right now huh okay I got I got tumors
right now huh okay I got I got tumors
right now huh okay I got I got tumors all over my body I’m worried about some
all over my body I’m worried about some
all over my body I’m worried about some guy in the back go in 30 seconds huh you
guy in the back go in 30 seconds huh you
guy in the back go in 30 seconds huh you got my novel
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