Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.
AL MCGUIREI just can’t recruit where there’s grass around.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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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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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, “Hey, I made a mistake.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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The world is run by C students
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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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God didn’t miss any of us.
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Don’t call me son unless you’re going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, “Son.”)
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Make your life exciting.
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