I can't tell you what an honor it is to even be mentioned in the same breath with Arthur Ashe. That's the lowest I've ever seen Dick Vitale since the owner of the Detroit Pistons called him in and told him he should go into broadcasting. When I look at the speech now and when I look at the incredible legacy that Jimmy V has left behind and the amount of people who have benefited from his courageous and selfless efforts to bring about a drive for a cure, I really do embrace the joy I feel when I help others hear the soft whisper of hope during their own tumultuous battles with cancer."Ĭlick highlighted text to view annotation The mortality of the disease became abundantly apparent, but Jimmy V also proved that the finality of the disease doesn't have to be so final. The video came to an end, and the harsh reality that this great man with this great outlook and passion, a man who had moved millions of people to champion a cause that was tiptoed around at the time, a man who seemingly could do anything that he set his mind to, had passed away from this awful disease. I became lost for a moment in the fight he showed because it reminded me of my fight, the same tenacious fight. As I sat there watching and listening, I was enthralled with his passion and selflessness. I was looking for hope, I was looking for strength, I was looking for someone who had done 'it' before. I was going through chemotherapy, desperately trying to kill each cancer cell in my own body. "I remember the first time that I heard the speech. Mark Herzlich, retired New York Giants linebacker:
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