Don’t call me son unless you’re going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, “Son.”)
AL MCGUIREThe next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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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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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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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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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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Make your life exciting.
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