When a guy takes off his coat, he’s not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!
AL MCGUIREYou measure a player from the head up.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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I let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn’t trying to prove I’m boss. I know I’m boss.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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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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You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
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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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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders’ skirts.
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It bothers me that the average fan, the average sportswriter for that matter, pays so much attention to what’s in a box score.
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The world is run by C students
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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