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John Gagliardi is a person we can all learn from. Not only will you enjoy reading this book, you will be a better person for having done so. John is a person I admire and respect as much as the great coaches I mentioned earlier. I’m thankful I got to know him personally, and I’ve certainly benefited from our relationship.

To know a person’s true value, ask these questions: If they didn’t show up, who would miss them and why? There aren’t many people we would miss more than John had he not shown up. As you read his story in A Legacy Unrivaled, you will soon realize why I admire and respect him so much.

A LEGACY UNRIVALED

The date was November 19, 2012. It was an unseasonably warm late-fall morning when I arrived on campus. It was pretty much like any other Monday, with students and professors alike walking to their classrooms. As I pulled into the parking lot next to the Palaestra, the university’s athletic facility, I noticed that the blue ’01 Cadillac was in its usual place, parked next to the building as it always was.