Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
AL MCGUIREMost people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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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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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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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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Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.
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You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
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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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I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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