Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
AL MCGUIREI don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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You measure a player from the head up.
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I’m not saying that they were Einsteins; they were marginal students. But every ballplayer whoever touched me has moved up his station in life. And the players moved up my station.
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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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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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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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You better have great practices.
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It’s so ridiculous to see a golfer with a one foot putt and everybody is saying “Shhh” and not moving a muscle.
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The nicest thing about coaching is that one day you feel like you can play handball against a curb, and on other days you feel like you can fly to the moon.
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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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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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