George M. Gilbert Quotes

The third year at a school for any head coach is the most important year for the program they are attempting to develop.

It is important for coaches to mentor young people toward those things that are most important in life and aid them in creating their own order of priorities to live by.

It is more likely that coaches have players go down in games they are losing than games they are winning.

America is a country built on unity, hard work and diligent pursuit of personal goals leading to collective success.

To achieve any group goal, individuals must work to improve themselves as a means to improve the group.

The youth of America need routine, repetition toward excellence, a sound but not punishing discipline, and the opportunity to make mistakes without the feeling of failure.

A team goal requires a team effort.

•"…it is easy to read that this game is more than just a game, it is a culmination of a group of coaches and boys on a mission to not just experience, but rather to achieve something that only they believe is truly possible.

Winners accept responsibility because acceptance of responsibility nullifies excuses.

This is truly a rags to riches story which doesn't happen often, but it does happen. Hope is offered to those who face similar challenges that in this great Country dreams can be realized when work ethic and passion lead the way.

The development of the "We Believe" philosophy must be real and not cosmetic. Everyone must buy in and understand that it is not a motivational tool, but rather something very personal that should be lived and that all must believe in order for true success to be achieved.

Before success can truly become routine, there must be that transition from that wanting/hoping to have success toward honestly knowing you can earn success with your talents and work ethic.

The coaches will offer a direction, a plan, routine, discipline and the players must develop the desire to work together accepting their roles as they learn in preparation for the season.

I teach our young men that respect is earned each day on the practice field, in the classroom, and how each young man lives his life.

I will not promise boys positions, I will not promise any of you football success, I will demand discipline, character, respect, and work ethic throughout the program. If I succeed in getting people to believe then success will follow.

The unknown can be a great tool.

I truly believe that success is determined not on Friday nights during games but rather in practice away from the lights and glimmer where coaches and players only have each other, their sweat, their discipline and their loyalty to each other. It is at practice where the boys of America become men through hard work, dedication and perseverance.

It is so easy to judge those around us and decide their value without knowing who they really are or what they truly represent.

Coaches must take calculated risks all the time. One thing is to talk about what you plan to do and another is to prepare and then execute a plan toward change.

Coaching is like riding a roller coaster with many ups and downs. The true test is weathering the storm. The average length of time anywhere in America that a man is a head high school football coach is three years.