I tell the players that they can’t relive any day in their lives and that they can’t relive the minutes of a game.
AL MCGUIREI’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.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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I went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing.
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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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” Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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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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God didn’t miss any of us.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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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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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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