Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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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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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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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 want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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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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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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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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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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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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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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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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