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.’
AL MCGUIREIf you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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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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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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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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So they should make a great effort, a Mount Everest type effort, to live up to their potential. Success is a communal type thing.
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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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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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You better have great practices.
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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