The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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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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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I called him over and told him about it. He told me that in the back there’s a tank they keep the lobsters in and while they’re in there, they fight and sometimes one loses a claw. I told him ‘then bring me a winner.’
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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I’m not saying that they were Einsteins; they were marginal students. But every ballplayer whoever touched me has moved up his station in life. And the players moved up my station.
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Our guys took Shop and Advanced Shop. Shop is when you make a chair. Advanced Shop is when you paint it.
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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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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders’ skirts.
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My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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If a player leaves Marquette and doesn’t have some of my blood in him, then I don’t think I’ve done a good job.
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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