Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
AL MCGUIREThere’s no one who’s dropped on top of the mountain. You’ve got to work your way to the top.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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You measure a player from the head up.
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It’s so ridiculous to see a golfer with a one foot putt and everybody is saying “Shhh” and not moving a muscle.
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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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I went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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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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You better have great practices.
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The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.
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It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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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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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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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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You’re the best there. You’ve been all-city two years in a row. How bad can you be? You come with me and we’ll make nice music.
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