Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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So they should make a great effort, a Mount Everest type effort, to live up to their potential. Success is a communal type thing.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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It bothers me that the average fan, the average sportswriter for that matter, pays so much attention to what’s in a box score.
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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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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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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Our guys took Shop and Advanced Shop. Shop is when you make a chair. Advanced Shop is when you paint it.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
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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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