It’s so ridiculous to see a golfer with a one foot putt and everybody is saying “Shhh” and not moving a muscle.
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 people who know basketball, their elevators don’t go to the top.
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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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I went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing.
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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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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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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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I just can’t recruit where there’s grass around.
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The world is run by C students
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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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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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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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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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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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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