Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
AL MCGUIREDo what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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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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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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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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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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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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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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Then we allow nineteen year-old kids to face a game-deciding free throw with seventeen thousand people yelling.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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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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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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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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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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