Liquori has helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars to battle the disease through the Leukemia Society's Team in Training program.
Distance runners are survivors.
Liquori, a Gainesville resident of 27 years, has worn many labels over the years, including Olympian, successful businessman and respected sportscaster. The newest is survivor. Liquori, now 51, learned eight years ago he had the illness. Coincidentally, he had just become a national spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. His illness remains in remission, but not his dedication in fighting it.