Don’t call me son unless you’re going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, “Son.”)
AL MCGUIREWinning is only important in war and surgery.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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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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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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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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I come from New York where, if you fall down, someone will pick you up by your wallet.
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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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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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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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I went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing.
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I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, “Hey, I made a mistake.
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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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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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