Coach K on Jimmy V: Finding Greatness

[Jimmy Valvano] spent all of his time making sure that he was leaving something behind that could beat the thing that beat him. So that, ultimately, he knew if everybody followed through with it, that he would win.

Jimmy [Valvano] was extraordinary. I'm not sure he was extraordinary his whole life, but in the darkest moment, for most people, he was at his best—and that's extraordinary. And he thought beyond death.