I had the privilege and good fortune to have had many great mentors in my youth. Men who showed me what a man looks like, sounds like and how to be in the World. George is one of these men in my life. I never played for ANY other coach as long as I played for George on the Breakers. That makes him probably the greatest influence on who I've become.
I think he knew I had talent as a soccer player but, it was raw. He also knew I had a soft core (heart) and NEVER made me feel ashamed of that; contrary to the way my own Father treated me. There were times I wished George was my Dad and I envied you for that. ❤️
When I later became a competitive coach myself, I took a little bit of all of my coaches with me. I made sure to bring a lot of George. ❤️⚽
We will all be together again, I KNOW that to be true...