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.
AL MCGUIREI don’t believe in looking past anybody – I wouldn’t look past the Little Sisters of the Poor after they stayed up all night.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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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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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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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 want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.
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