Individual Honors
From an individual standpoint, I am very proud of the medal I received when I graduated from Purdue University as an athlete with an excellent grade point average. That I did, not the team. Me.
I am proud of that and it is one of the reasons I have always stressed education to young people, particularly those who came under my supervision as coach. I know the importance of getting an education. I know that its benefits last a lifetime.
I am also very proud of the fact that I received the Bellamine Medal because no one in the sports world had ever been given it before. And more so because Mother Teresa, a woman for whom I have the greatest respect in the world, had also been a recipient of that medal. For me to receive that same ...
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