“John Shaw is the champion you can be …”

From the book’s Introduction, by Massad Ayoob:

“The key thing to remember as you read this book is that John wasn’t your basic gifted athlete or ‘born winner.’ Nor does he owe his skill to the tutelage of some handgun guru; he is almost entirely self-taught. No, the John Shaw Story is the story of a man who, by sheer will and determination, coupled with the techniques described in this book, blasted his way to the top the hard way. In the last analysis the thing you should understand when you read every word in this book is that everything John Shaw did to become a great champion is something you can do … because John Shaw is the champion you can be, if you take his advice to heart.”

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