News — Profiles in Courage

When Jimmy Valvano accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the Espy's he was fighting cancer. How he fought that battle is a lesson in not just courage but so many other noble virtues. His love of both his family and life was on display during that battle. His perseverance certainly shined through, as it did when he coached basketball at North Carolina State University. And lastly, peace. He was at peace with the fact that he was going to die. He wasn't going to go down without a fight, but he had no allusions. As we all should. He may have been...