I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
AL MCGUIREDon’t call me son unless you’re going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, “Son.”)
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school.
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A box score does not properly represent the most important thing – team play. It shows some guy scoring 27 points, but it doesn’t show that my 27-point man let his guy score 30.
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It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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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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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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You better have great practices.
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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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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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