I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
AL MCGUIREI don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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Make your life exciting.
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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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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.
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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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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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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.
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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders’ skirts.
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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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You better have great practices.
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