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About the Founder and Author

Rick Birk is a former college athlete who has had a lifelong love of sports. Earning his Masters Degree in Sports Management in 1990, he has coached for more than forty years at the grade school, high school, and college levels. In addition, he has more than fifty years of financial management experience in various capacities (COO, treasurer, controller, consultant), including many years in the sports industry. Rick resides with his wife Terry in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he writes and pursues sports the year around. He is deeply committed to the values that define the integrity of business and sports and is a strong advocate of family values. His other books include Go-5, The Best All Around, Love Must Mean Something, The Shepherdess A Story of Faith and Family, Footprints of a Shadow, Finding Adam Empowering Susan, Dodgeville: Capturing Hearts and Business Cents.