Don’t call me son unless you’re going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, “Son.”)
AL MCGUIREI 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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It’s so ridiculous to see a golfer with a one foot putt and everybody is saying “Shhh” and not moving a muscle.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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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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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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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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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 had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated.
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