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.
AL MCGUIREI want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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The people who know basketball, their elevators don’t go to the top.
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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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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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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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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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Don’t call me son unless you’re going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, “Son.”)
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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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You better have great practices.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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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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