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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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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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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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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The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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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 looking past anybody – I wouldn’t look past the Little Sisters of the Poor after they stayed up all night.
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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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Then we allow nineteen year-old kids to face a game-deciding free throw with seventeen thousand people yelling.
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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