I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
AL MCGUIREA box score does not properly represent the most important thing – team play. It shows some guy scoring 27 points, but it doesn’t show that my 27-point man let his guy score 30.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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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 don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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I let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn’t trying to prove I’m boss. I know I’m boss.
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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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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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My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
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I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
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