My friend said it was a “Jimmy V” day, and I could understand why he felt that way. Jimmy V is a reference to Jimmy Valvano, best known for coaching North Carolina State University to the 1983 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship. ADVERTISEMENTIt is from this speech that he stated people should do three things every day. You should laugh every day.” He went on to say, “If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day, that’s a heck of a day.