That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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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I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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I went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing.
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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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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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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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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The world is run by C students
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy 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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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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