It bothers me that the average fan, the average sportswriter for that matter, pays so much attention to what’s in a box score.
AL MCGUIREI don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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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’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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I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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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 people who know basketball, their elevators don’t go to the top.
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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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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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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 know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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There’s no one who’s dropped on top of the mountain. You’ve got to work your way to the top.
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