So they should make a great effort, a Mount Everest type effort, to live up to their potential. Success is a communal type thing.
AL MCGUIRESo they should make a great effort, a Mount Everest type effort, to live up to their potential. Success is a communal type thing.
AL MCGUIREThat’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
AL MCGUIREA 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.
AL MCGUIREWinning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
AL MCGUIREI 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.’
AL MCGUIRECan’t win without talent, you know.
AL MCGUIREGod didn’t miss any of us.
AL MCGUIREMost people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.
AL MCGUIREMake your life exciting.
AL MCGUIRERemember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
AL MCGUIREWhen a guy takes off his coat, he’s not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!
AL MCGUIREI went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing.
AL MCGUIREI don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
AL MCGUIREWinning is only important in war and surgery.
AL MCGUIREDean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
AL MCGUIREI don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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