There’s no one who’s dropped on top of the mountain. You’ve got to work your way to the top.
AL MCGUIREI’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.
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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 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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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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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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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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You better have great practices.
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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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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