A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
AL MCGUIREDon’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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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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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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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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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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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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Make your life 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 don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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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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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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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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It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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