Don’t call me son unless you’re going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, “Son.”)
AL MCGUIREThey call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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You measure a player from the head up.
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” Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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I called him over and told him about it. He told me that in the back there’s a tank they keep the lobsters in and while they’re in there, they fight and sometimes one loses a claw. I told him ‘then bring me a winner.’
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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The nicest thing about coaching is that one day you feel like you can play handball against a curb, and on other days you feel like you can fly to the moon.
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The world is run by C students
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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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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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I don’t believe in looking past anybody – I wouldn’t look past the Little Sisters of the Poor after they stayed up all night.
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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 want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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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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