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As the class erupted in laughter, John said, “Now, my uncle didn’t really say that,” and he pointed to the guy in the second row, “but that’s-a once for you.”

He abruptly changed the subject. “Most of you don’t know the TV show Cheers. There was a mailman on the show named Cliff. He would meet a good-looking gal, and he couldn’t talk. But Sam the bartender sure could talk, as he had confidence. But the most important thing he had was ignorance: he didn’t know how stupid he was. He had confidence and ignorance. That’s the key to my life, too.

“As a matter of fact, about fifty years ago, we won our first national championship. Fifteen guys on the other team went on to play pro ball. One of them, Otis Taylor, went on to star for the Kansas City Chiefs team that beat the Minnesota Vikings in the Super Bowl. They were all on scholarships; we had none. They had a platoon system, and we had a stupid coach who played seven guys both ways. You know how we beat them?”

After pausing for a moment, he continued. “We were stupid and didn’t know how good they were. We had the two most powerful things on our side: ignorance and confidence. That is the secret to life.”