I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
AL MCGUIREKeep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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The people who know basketball, their elevators don’t go to the top.
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Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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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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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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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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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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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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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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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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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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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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You’re the best there. You’ve been all-city two years in a row. How bad can you be? You come with me and we’ll make nice music.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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