Leo Lopoz
Episode 132
9 AUG 2021
The Vice President for Athletics at De La Salle High School, a private Catholic school for boys in California. He started there as Assistant Athletic Director in 1999 before taking over in 2006 as Athletic Director. He is an alumnus of the school and has also coached boys golf as well as basketball there. He is also both the founder of the Catholic National Athletic Association AND the commissioner of the East Bay Athletic League.
Notable guest quotes:
“It’s definitely within the La Salle mission to educate the mind, body, and soul, and not everyone’s going to be a football player, not everyone’s going to be a tennis player, not everyone’s going to be a golfer. So, it’s important to understand and respect each individual student-athlete’s journey.”
“Ultimately when the day is done, we want… every coach to think that their time was served to help make the kids graduate as a man of faith, a man of scholarship, and a man of integrity.”
“Catholic grammar school, truthfully, … going to Mass, being a part of Catholic service, all that stuff that one would presume some of the characteristics of what one would kind of perceive as the traditional Catholic family was where we were kind of going.”
“Everything from Confirmation, I can remember the altar server days, all that stuff that I think made me who I am today.”
“All the stuff that I believe the Catholic Church stands by and is great has been part of my life… and I do believe it’s a guiding light on how I’ve made decisions and where I’ve gotten to where I am today.”
“There’s always a way in the Catholic Church to do something better on a daily basis for others.”
“I think compassion, forgiveness, a lot of pillars of the Catholic faith come into play… from the heart.”
“I think God has put me here to help others.”
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