I just can’t recruit where there’s grass around.
AL MCGUIREAll love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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A box score does not properly represent the most important thing – team play. It shows some guy scoring 27 points, but it doesn’t show that my 27-point man let his guy score 30.
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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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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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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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On how to make the game more exciting.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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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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The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.
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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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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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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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