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.
AL MCGUIREI don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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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 don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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You’re the best there. You’ve been all-city two years in a row. How bad can you be? You come with me and we’ll make nice music.
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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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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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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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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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I just can’t recruit where there’s grass around.
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Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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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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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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