Winning is only important in war and surgery.
AL MCGUIREWinning is only important in war and surgery.
AL MCGUIREKeep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
AL MCGUIREI’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
AL MCGUIREI don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
AL MCGUIREThe next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
AL MCGUIREI just can’t recruit where there’s grass around.
AL MCGUIREAnd if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
AL MCGUIREWhen a guy takes off his coat, he’s not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!
AL MCGUIREI let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn’t trying to prove I’m boss. I know I’m boss.
AL MCGUIRECan’t win without talent, you know.
AL MCGUIREDon’t call me son unless you’re going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, “Son.”)
AL MCGUIREThat’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
AL MCGUIREEliminate 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.
AL MCGUIREDean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
AL MCGUIREHelp one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
AL MCGUIREI went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing.
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