They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
AL MCGUIREIt’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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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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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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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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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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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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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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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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Make your life exciting.
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