I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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More Al McGuire Quotes
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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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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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 you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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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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I don’t believe in looking past anybody – I wouldn’t look past the Little Sisters of the Poor after they stayed up all night.
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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’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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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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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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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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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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