God didn’t miss any of us.
AL MCGUIREThe world is run by C students
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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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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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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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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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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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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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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So they should make a great effort, a Mount Everest type effort, to live up to their potential. Success is a communal type thing.
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I tell the players that they can’t relive any day in their lives and that they can’t relive the minutes of a game.
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You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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