They Ask Me Why I Teach | ‘They Call Me Coach’ (7)
Amos Alnozo Stagg; Chicago football coach on why he coached. “I have made the young men of America my ministry. I have tried to bring out the best in the boys that I have coached. I truly believe that many of them have become better Christians and citizens because of what they have learned on the athletic field. “You must love your boys to get the most out of them and do the most for them. I have worked with boys whom I haven’t admired, but I have loved them just the same. Love has dominated my coaching career as I am sure it has and always will that of many other coaches and teachers.” Coach Wooden on why he stayed in coaching. “I feel that my love for young people is the main reason I have stayed in coaching and have refused positions that would have been far more lucrative.” THEY ASK ME WHY I TEACH | Glennice L. Harmon (1948) They ask me why I teach, And I reply, Where could I find more splendid company? There sits a statesman, Str...