John Peebles
John Burroughs HS, CA
"It's all about doing the simple things right," prosthletized John Peebles as he shared the John Burroughs team motto.
For Coach Peebles, his first responsibility is to mentor young adults into responsible human beings. And that means doing the simple thing...the things most people take for granted.
"Like knowing your teammates names. I hate it when I go to a meet and someone yells go "school name" but doesn't know the name of the athlete they are cheering for.
Coach Peebles enjoys teaching and coaching because he enjoys mentoring young adults.
"The kids are the driving force in everything I do. Everything is for the kids. Regardless of what you're doing, it's who you get to work with that makes it special."
His goal is for all his athletes to aspire to succeed. Their growth comes from the efforts made to attain those goals.
"The way I look at it, the kids have to see running as the opportunity to get something done. If you're fast or you're slow, you have to make a goal and go after it. The big thing is trying to achieve success...it's not necessarily about attaining success, but going after it. If you work your butt off and fail, at least you can say that you tried your best. When you look at it, when you go into a race...we'll there's that saying that if you're not first, you're last. That's garbage. You want to control what you can control. You want to be the best version of you."
Coach John Peebles knows that if his student athletes "do the simple things right," that they will ultimately become better people and responsible adults. Sometimes the simple things are inspiration enough.