George Wares says: do not play unless
you intended to be the best you can be
George Wares, Central College (Iowa) softball coach, is the first in Division III to win 1,000 games. He also has led the Central Dutch squad to four national titles.
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A few quotes from his interview...
►HE CHOSE SOFTBALL: “... those who know me best thought I was going to try to advance in boys basketball. To the surprise of some, if not most, when I knew it was time to choose, I chose softball.”►TAKES ALL KINDS: “... softball allows you to have all sorts of players – tall, short.”
►COMPETE AGAINST YOURSELF: “For me, you do not play sports unless you have a full intention of being the best you can be.”
►IT'S ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH: “If we were coaching and playing just to win games, that wouldn’t make any sense. The importance of sports in society is way out of whack. You can find lots of teaching moments.”
►VALUABLE EXPERIENCE FOR FUTURE: “We feel like the best classroom you’re going to have is the experience in softball. Whether we win the national championship or don’t even make it to the postseason, we think softball is going to be a very valuable experience no matter what endeavor you go into.”
►THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES: “... the 1,000th game doesn’t mean as much as all the memories and the people who were part of those 1,000.”
