My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
AL MCGUIREIt’s so ridiculous to see a golfer with a one foot putt and everybody is saying “Shhh” and not moving a muscle.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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Then we allow nineteen year-old kids to face a game-deciding free throw with seventeen thousand people yelling.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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There’s no one who’s dropped on top of the mountain. You’ve got to work your way to the top.
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It bothers me that the average fan, the average sportswriter for that matter, pays so much attention to what’s in a box score.
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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I come from New York where, if you fall down, someone will pick you up by your wallet.
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You’re the best there. You’ve been all-city two years in a row. How bad can you be? You come with me and we’ll make nice music.
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