When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
AL MCGUIREIf you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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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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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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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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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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Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.
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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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Live in the moment that you are in.
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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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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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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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On how to make the game more exciting.
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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders’ skirts.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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