George Thompson is a senior at Northern Lebanon High School. He is involved in football and wrestling. His future plans include going to college and playing football at VMI or Bloomsburg while working towards a business degree. George would like to teach business classes at the high school level and also coach football and wrestling. George said that he will miss his coaches, playing high school football in a packed Northern Lebanon stadium, and hosting a state wrestling match in the NL gymnasium. Thinking back on his sporting career, George’s said that he enjoyed being able to play on teams where teammates cared more about winning than themselves. George says that his advice to younger athletes would be to do well in school and always stick to your goals no matter how many people tell you that you can’t do it. George is a four-year starter on the varsity football team as well as a three-year starter on the wrestling team. In football George has been on two championship teams. In wrestling George has been on three championship teams, and looks to win a fourth. Last year the wrestling team reached the District finals, and placed 7th in the state of PA. George shared a few of his favorites with us.
Favorites:
Book: Outsiders
TV Show: Sons of Anarchy
Movie: Billy Madison/Departed
Song: Nirvana and Metallica
Quote: “It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done. You, me, or nobody is going to hit as hard as life.”
-Rocky Balboa