Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
AL MCGUIREIf 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.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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 better have great practices.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, “Hey, I made a mistake.
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It’s so ridiculous to see a golfer with a one foot putt and everybody is saying “Shhh” and not moving a muscle.
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Our guys took Shop and Advanced Shop. Shop is when you make a chair. Advanced Shop is when you paint it.
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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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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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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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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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The people who know basketball, their elevators don’t go to the top.
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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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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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