When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
AL MCGUIREA team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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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Make your life exciting.
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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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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 only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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The world is run by C students
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On how to make the game more exciting.
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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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I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated.
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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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You’re the best there. You’ve been all-city two years in a row. How bad can you be? You come with me and we’ll make nice music.
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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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