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.
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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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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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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Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.
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I come from New York where, if you fall down, someone will pick you up by your wallet.
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I called him over and told him about it. He told me that in the back there’s a tank they keep the lobsters in and while they’re in there, they fight and sometimes one loses a claw. I told him ‘then bring me a winner.’
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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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If a player leaves Marquette and doesn’t have some of my blood in him, then I don’t think I’ve done a good job.
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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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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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I let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn’t trying to prove I’m boss. I know I’m boss.
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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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