” Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing.
AL MCGUIREThe only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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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 can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders’ skirts.
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The nicest thing about coaching is that one day you feel like you can play handball against a curb, and on other days you feel like you can fly to the moon.
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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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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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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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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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On how to make the game more exciting.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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