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===Jimmy V Award=== On July 16, 2014, Scott was honored at the [[ESPY Award]]s, with the [[Jimmy V Award]] for his ongoing battle against [[cancer]], which was his final public appearance before his death. He shared that he had had four surgeries in the week prior to his appearance, when he was suffering from [[liver]] complications and [[Renal failure|kidney failure]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=11225895|title=Stuart Scott accepts Jimmy V Award|work=ESPN.com|access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref> Scott told the audience, "When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Foss|first1=Mike|title=Hannah Storm breaks Stuart Scott's passing to the world in incredible eulogy|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/01/stuart-scott-hannah-storm-espn-eulogy|website=usatoday.com|access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref> At the ESPYs, a video was also shown that included scenes of Scott from a clinic room at [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]] and other scenes from Scott's life fighting cancer.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cohn|first1=David|title=Cohn: A story about cancer, Stuart Scott's ESPY speech and the power of sports|url=http://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/07/17/cohn-a-story-about-cancer-and-the-power-of-sports/|website=stanforddaily.com|date=July 17, 2014 |access-date=January 5, 2015}}</ref> Scott ended the speech by calling his daughter up to the stage for a hug, "because I need one," and telling the audience to "have a great rest of your night, have a great rest of your life."<ref name=":0"/><ref name=scoop>{{cite web|last1=Jackson|first1=Scoop|title=The authentic genius of Stuart Scott|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/12123570/stuart-scott-genius-was-being-scoop-jackson|website=Espn.go.com|date=January 5, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>
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