I tell the players that they can’t relive any day in their lives and that they can’t relive the minutes of a game.
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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You better have great practices.
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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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Make your life exciting.
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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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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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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.
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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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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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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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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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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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” Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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