I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
AL MCGUIREIt’s so ridiculous to see a golfer with a one foot putt and everybody is saying “Shhh” and not moving a muscle.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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I come from New York where, if you fall down, someone will pick you up by your wallet.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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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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It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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On how to make the game more exciting.
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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 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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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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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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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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