“Facing the Giants” quotes

“The Bible says that God put us here for Him. To honour Him. Jesus said that the most important thing you can do with your life is to love God with everything you are, to love others and yourself. So if we win every game and we miss that, we've done nothing. Football then means nothing. So I'm here to present you a new team philosophy. I think...” (continue)(continue reading)
Alex Kendrick - Grant Taylor

“You honor God by honoring your authority.”
Alex Kendrick - Grant Taylor

“- Matt Prater: [about his father] All he does is boss me around. He doesn't even try to understand me.
- Grant Taylor: Matt, you can't judge your father by his actions and then judge yourself by your intentions. It doesn't work that way. You're not responsible for him. You're responsible for you.”
James Blackwell - Matt Prater
Alex Kendrick - Grant Taylor

“- David Childers: Coach, the farthest I've ever kicked is a 39-yarder. There is no way I can kick a 51-yard field goal.
- Grant Taylor: I believe you can. Your job is to do the best you can, and leave the rest up to God. I need you on that field.”
Bailey Cave - David Childers
Alex Kendrick - Grant Taylor

“- Brock Kelley: You don't want us to win games?
- Grant Taylor: No. Not if that's our main goal. Winning football games is too small a thing to live for. And I love football as much as anybody. But even championship trophies will collect dust and one day be forgotten.”
Jason McLeod - Brock Kelley
Alex Kendrick - Grant Taylor

“- J.T. Hawkins Jr.: You act like you gonna miss before you even kick the ball. See, we're gonna have to change your whole kicking philosophy. Now see, you kick it wide left, or wide right, but that ain't gonna get you home. The ball has got to go through the middle.
- David Childers: I know, coach.”
Chris Willis - J.T. Hawkins Jr.
Bailey Cave - David Childers

“I'm still clinging to a hope that one day we'll have children. I imagine them running in this house. I hear them playing in the backyard. Or running to our bed in a thunderstorm. And I think about reading them stories and teaching them songs. And I just keep thinking; how can I miss someone so much that I have never met?”
Shannen Fields - Brooke Taylor

“- Brock Kelley: You think that God does care about football?
- Grant Taylor: I think He cares about your faith. He cares about where your heart is. And if you can live your faith out on the football field then yes, God cares about football because He cares about you.”
Jason McLeod - Brock Kelley
Alex Kendrick - Grant Taylor

“With God, nothing is impossible.”
Alex Kendrick - Grant Taylor

- Grant Taylor: I will try my best. You know, this team we're playing: they're huge, they're fast, they're strong. I just don't want my players to be afraid.
- Mark Richt: Well, in God's word He said 365 different times, "do not fear". Now if He says it that many times, you know He's serious about it, don't ya?
Alex Kendrick - Grant Taylor
Mark Richt - Mark Richt

“God can do whatever He wants to do, however He wants to do it. And He chooses to work in our lives because He loves us. He's good. Hope today's a milestone for what He can do for the rest of your life if you trust Him.”
Alex Kendrick - Grant Taylor

“I want God to bless this team so much people will talk about what He did. But it means we gotta give Him our best in every area. And if we win, we praise Him. And if we lose, we praise Him. Either way we honor Him with our actions and our attitudes.”
Alex Kendrick - Grant Taylor

“What are you living for? I resolve to give God everything I've got, then I'll leave the results up to Him.”
Alex Kendrick - Grant Taylor

“If you acceptdefeat, David, then that's what you'll get.”

Steve Williams - Larry Childers