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.
AL MCGUIREI 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.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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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.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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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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Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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Make your life exciting.
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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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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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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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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school.
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You better have great practices.
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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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