The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.
AL MCGUIREKeep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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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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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school.
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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.
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I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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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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It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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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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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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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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My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
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I called him over and told him about it. He told me that in the back there’s a tank they keep the lobsters in and while they’re in there, they fight and sometimes one loses a claw. I told him ‘then bring me a winner.’
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