The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.
AL MCGUIREThe only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
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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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It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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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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Make your life exciting.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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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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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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On how to make the game more exciting.
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I don’t believe in looking past anybody – I wouldn’t look past the Little Sisters of the Poor after they stayed up all night.
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I’m not saying that they were Einsteins; they were marginal students. But every ballplayer whoever touched me has moved up his station in life. And the players moved up my station.
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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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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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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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