I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
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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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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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I went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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So they should make a great effort, a Mount Everest type effort, to live up to their potential. Success is a communal type thing.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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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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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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The people who know basketball, their elevators don’t go to the top.
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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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