Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
AL MCGUIREThey call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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The world is run by C students
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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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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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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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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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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When a guy takes off his coat, he’s not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!
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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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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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