Beverly Kearney's life is all about speed and winning. She's the legendary head coach of the University of Texas women's track and field team. Under her leadership, the Longhorns have claimed six national 
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By The Survivors Club Staff
September 11, 2009
Our nominee for Survivor of the Week is Steve Jobs, the Apple CEO and visionary who is a survivor of a rare and deadly form of pancreatic cancer.
This week, Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in nearly a year, drawing a standing ovation before unveiling new and cheaper iPods for Apple Inc.
"I'm vertical," Jobs joked, "and I'm back at Apple."
On the small stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Jobs spoke slowly and softly about his survival in the face of pancreatic cancer.
I'm very happy to be here today with all of you," said Jobs, who never publicly acknowledged his surgery. "Five months ago, I had a liver transplant. So I now have the liver of a mid-20s person who died in a car crash and who was generous enough to donate their organs. And I wouldn't be here without such generosity. I'd like all of us to be that generous and to become organ donors."
"I feel great. I probably need to gain about 30 pounds, but I feel really good. I'm eating like crazy. A lot of ice cream," Jobs later told the New York TimesTo learn more abour surviving pancreatic cancer, please visit The Survivors Club Pancreatic Cancer Support Center.
