You better have great practices.
AL MCGUIREWe rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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There’s no one who’s dropped on top of the mountain. You’ve got to work your way to the top.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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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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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.
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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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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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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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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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I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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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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