The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and an Epic College Basketball Rivalry

by John Feinstein

That was when Dean Smith said something to me that I’ve repeated often through the years because it says so much about who he was. “John,” he said, leaning forward, “you should never be proud of doing the right thing. You should just do the right thing.”

“Take time everyday to laugh, to think, to cry.” Valvano said his father, Rocco, had taught him that. “If you do that,” he added, “that’s a pretty full day.”