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FROM THE COURT TO THE OFFICE to the recording studio, ex-Utah Jazz player Thurl Bailey has always been in his "A-game." The kid who learned about life and basketball playing for famed North Carolina State coach Jimmy Valvano has gone on to live his college mentor s mantras: Believe in yourself, make a difference, and understand life's challenges can be catalysts for success. Today he shares Jimmy V.'s and Thurl B.'s lessons of life with corporations as a national motivational speaker. He applies those principles to Fertile Earth, his lawn fertilization company. And he croons uplifting values in the music he writes and performs, a mellow melange of R&B and pop. A devoted family man, philanthropist (his foundation, Big TLC, donates to children's...