Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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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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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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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Make your life exciting.
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I just can’t recruit where there’s grass around.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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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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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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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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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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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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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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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 want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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I went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing.
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