When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
AL MCGUIREFifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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So they should make a great effort, a Mount Everest type effort, to live up to their potential. Success is a communal type thing.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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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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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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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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It bothers me that the average fan, the average sportswriter for that matter, pays so much attention to what’s in a box score.
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Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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