Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.
AL MCGUIRELive in the moment that you are in.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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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.’
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I come from New York where, if you fall down, someone will pick you up by your wallet.
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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school.
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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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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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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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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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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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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders’ skirts.
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I just can’t recruit where there’s grass around.
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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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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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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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