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Since the age of four, I have been involved in organized sports and dedicated the whole

first half of my life pursuing a destiny of being an elite athlete.

And I had literally hundreds of coaches come across my, my path and that quest.

And since I was in the SEAL teams, I had dozens and dozens of instructors that had

profound impact on me.

And then even being out in my professional life and all the different sports teams and coaches

I've worked with myself.

But I have never met an individual that has had such a long-lasting and deep and profound

impact on the men that he coached.

I've had the incredible opportunity to meet and work as colleagues with 20 plus of his

former players. And it's them that introduced me to the idea of what it really meant to be a

servant coach, to be somebody that utilizes God as a primary force of influence to shape young men into

becoming the men they hope to become.

And so, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it is an unbelievable privilege and pleasure

to welcome coach Mike Swider, former head football coach of 23 years at Wheaton College, a D3 school in

Wheaton, Illinois, with nine CCIW championships, seven Division III tournament appearances,

and seven CCIW Coach of the Year awards.

So without further ado, coach, it is an incredible honor to have you on the show.

Thank you.

Well, it's great to be here, David.

It really is.

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