Stuart Scott “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up”

ESPN sportscaster Stuart Scott won the Jimmy V Perseverance award and delivered an inspiring speech.

Scott, who has been battling breast cancer since 2007, is known for his hip hop style of broadcasting and use of catchphrases. Born in Chicago, he joined ESPN in 1993 and is a staple of their programming since then.

During his speech, Scott talked about his journey battling cancer and how it affected him, being a public a figure and all; he quoted Jim Valvano, an all time basketball college coach, saying: “But I listened to what Jim Valvano said 21 years ago. The most poignant seven words ever uttered in any speech anywhere. “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up”. Those great people didn’t.” Scott also said that, the fight against cancer is not won based if you survived or not, but it is won by how you live with it.

He then added: “So, live. Live. Fight like hell. And when you get too tired to fight then lay down and rest and let somebody else fight for you.”

Scott’s path has been full of hardships and difficulties, but he remained strong, and to remain strong has nothing to do with looking though on the outside, but with facing your problems directly and trying to live side-by-side with them, and that requires help from everybody.

Lastly, he declared his love for his two daughters, who climbed on to the stage and hugged their father,