Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
AL MCGUIREThey call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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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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I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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If a player leaves Marquette and doesn’t have some of my blood in him, then I don’t think I’ve done a good job.
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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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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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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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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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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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It’s so ridiculous to see a golfer with a one foot putt and everybody is saying “Shhh” and not moving a muscle.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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