I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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.’
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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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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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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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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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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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school.
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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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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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My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
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