What Cancer Could Never Reach
On March 4, 1993, Jim Valvano needed help just to reach the podium at Madison Square Garden. The former NC State basketball coach — the...
This is a contemporary on hope and perseverance, drawing on 2 Corinthians 4:16-18.
On March 4, 1993, Jim Valvano needed help just to reach the podium at Madison Square Garden. The former NC State basketball coach — the man who had sprinted across the court searching for someone to hug after his Wolfpack's impossible 1983 NCAA championship over Houston — could barely stand. Metastatic cancer was destroying his body. But that night, accepting the first-ever Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award at the inaugural ESPY Awards, Valvano delivered eleven unforgettable minutes.…
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