Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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More Al McGuire Quotes
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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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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God didn’t miss any of us.
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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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I went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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You’re the best there. You’ve been all-city two years in a row. How bad can you be? You come with me and we’ll make nice music.
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You better have great practices.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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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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