Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
AL MCGUIREThere’s no one who’s dropped on top of the mountain. You’ve got to work your way to the top.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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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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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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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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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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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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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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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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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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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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