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“And when you are sick, you have an army in your immune system that will protect you from anything. Tell that immune system army to kill the sickness. Say ‘I believe that I can cure anything; my immune system is tougher than anything.’ You’ve got to rally the troops.”

Toward the end of class, assistant coach Gary brought a few recruits into the classroom. Gary knew John would not mind the interruption, and in fact he welcomed it. John shook hands with all the recruits and asked each one where they were from. When he heard the name of a familiar city, he pointed at a student in the class who was also from that city. And instead of talking about Saint Ben’s and Saint John’s himself, John asked students in the class what they liked about the institutions, and the students did the talking for him. The recruits likely found it more genuine that way.

A short while later it was time to go. There were two doors leading out of the classroom. John stood at one door, and every student stood in line to exit through that door. He shook every student’s hand as they left and asked, “Did you enjoy class?” Each and every one lit up and replied, “Yes!”