We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
AL MCGUIREI’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, “Hey, I made a mistake.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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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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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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Our guys took Shop and Advanced Shop. Shop is when you make a chair. Advanced Shop is when you paint it.
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Don’t call me son unless you’re going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, “Son.”)
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I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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The people who know basketball, their elevators don’t go to the top.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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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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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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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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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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