We fought, we persevered, we hit buzzer beaters, we proved the experts wrong, we proved ourselves. We were the little engine that could. The Cinderella of March Madness. Still, just saying it, knowing it's true, is incredulous: Loyola University Chicago made the Final Four. They made me a believer in the little guy, in hard work, in the underdog again. Our school made the Final Four. They busted my bracket, they busted Sister Jean's, they almost fulfilled her 'Cinderella Dream' bracket. I started to believe they could.

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