Life is what you allow yourself not to see.
AL MCGUIREWinning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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You better have great practices.
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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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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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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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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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Our guys took Shop and Advanced Shop. Shop is when you make a chair. Advanced Shop is when you paint it.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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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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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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Make your life exciting.
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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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I called him over and told him about it. He told me that in the back there’s a tank they keep the lobsters in and while they’re in there, they fight and sometimes one loses a claw. I told him ‘then bring me a winner.’
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