Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
AL MCGUIREA box score does not properly represent the most important thing – team play. It shows some guy scoring 27 points, but it doesn’t show that my 27-point man let his guy score 30.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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The people who know basketball, their elevators don’t go to the top.
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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You better have great practices.
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Make your life exciting.
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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.
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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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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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Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.
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