I.B. George Quotes

Disease could wipe out an army quicker than any battle.

The looters comes with the carrion crows after every battle.

A man is never so vulnerable in a battle as when he flees, " Lord Eddard has told Jon once. "A running man is like a wounded animal to a soldier. It gets his bloodlust up.

Genuine faith will produce genuine changes in your life.

We live in a society that only embraces success and that is who we are. It takes a great deal of inner strength to deal with the time commitment of coaching when very little seems to be accomplished.

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.

I think we had to hit rock-bottom in all facets of the program before we could ever start moving in a positive direction.

If you are not a part of the solution then you must be part of the problem. I am done with problems here!

The great cancer facing all of us during this ‘new millennium’ is entitlement.

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.

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

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.

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

A team goal requires a team effort.

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.

The unknown can be a great tool.

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.

Once an athlete feels his coach does not believe in him resentment develops and everyone loses at that point.

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.

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.

we first need to get boys out for football and then the plan will gradually come into play

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

Being fired is part of the risk when anyone plans to take on the responsibility as a head coach.

Winners accept responsibility because acceptance of responsibility nullifies excuses.

It is hard to die unmourned.

All men must die. We are but death's instruments, not death himself.

What endurance is to the body, is what perseverance is to the mind.

Bad and worse and worst makes a beggar's choice.

When desertion is not an option, sabotage is a must.

Never confuse efficiency with effectiveness.

One of the great things about anarchy is that it’s hard to get it organized.

The longer I observe the way people really act, the happier I am that I never pay attention to them.

Your religion cannot be divorced from your relationships.

God loves His people despite their sins and faults.

A man can own a woman or a man can own a knife, but no man can own both.

The closer a husband is to God, the closer he will grow to his wife.

For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear the leaves and listen to the rain, and look to the day when it is suddenly as easy as a bird in flight.

My uncle always said that it was the sword in a man's hand that determined his worth, not the one between his legs.

Resorting to lying or cheating in any competition amounts to conceding defeat.

Where must we go, we who wander this wasteland, in search of our better selves.

Anytime I button my coat, I'm packed.

One thing I can say for sure is that she was very clever. Not in the way others expect you to be – intelligent, witty and concise, but in the way people should be: creative and consistent.

One might have to be a little ruthless to seize back control of one's life, don't you think?

Yet the higher a man climbs the further he has to fall.

If you want to be successful, you have to surround yourself with successful people or successful minds

Remember to take time for God—it is life’s only lasting investment.

No, no, my good knight, do not fear for me. The fire is mine. I am Daenerys Stormborn, daughter of dragons, bride of dragons, mother of dragons, don't you see? Don't you SEE?

A lady decidedly. Fast? perhaps. Original? undoubtedly. Worth knowing? rather.

Don't let the Sun go down on you today. Be the light instead, that shines forth and touches everyone's shadow, awakening them to that light.