Former NC State men's basketball coach Jim Valvano was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday. In honor of the enshrinement, WRAL goes to the vault to Valvano's speech during his final appearance at Reynolds Coliseum.
IN THE HALL OF FAME. >> KACY HINTZ WRAL, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD. >> THANKS, CASEY. AND WHILE JIM VALVANO SET-PIECE SPEECH MAY BE THE MOST WIDELY KNOWN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS BEFORE THAT COACH FEED MUSTERED UP ENOUGH STRENGTH TO DELIVER A POWERFUL MESSAGE TO THE WOLFPACK FANS AT REYNOLDS COLISEUM. SO LET'S DIVE INTO MORE VIDEO VAULT FOR AN EXCERPT OF THAT SPEECH IN >> LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THE 83 TEAM MEANS TODAY. THEY'RE SPECIAL, NOT BECAUSE THEY PUT THAT BANNER UP THERE. THIS SPECIAL BECAUSE THEY TAUGHT ME AND THE WORLD SO MANY IMPORTANT LESSON. NUMBER ONE. WHAT IS HOPE FOR THAT THINGS CAN GET BETTER IN SPITE OF ADVERSITY. >> THE 83 TEAM TALKING ABOUT DREAMING. AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DREAMS BECAUSE NOTHING CAN HAPPEN IF NOT FIRST, THE DREAM. IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WITH A DREARY, YOU HAVE A MOTIVATED PERSON WITH A DREAM AND A GOAL AND A VISION. IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO NEVER GIVES UP, THERE'S GREAT HOPE. AND THAT TEAM TAUGHT ME THE PERSISTENCE, THE IDEAL QUIT IT. DON'T EVER GIVE A THOUGHT. WHAT CANCER CAN NOT TOUCH. IS MY MIND. MY HEART IN MY SOUL, YOU CAN TOUCH THOSE 3 THINGS. THAT TREMENDOUS LOFT. >> FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO RIGHT. >> AND CARE AND SAY IN SUCH A SPECIAL WAY. JIMMY V DON'T GIVE UP.
