I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
AL MCGUIREWhen a guy takes off his coat, he’s not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Make your life exciting.
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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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The people who know basketball, their elevators don’t go to the top.
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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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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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The world is run by C students
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A 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.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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