If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
AL MCGUIREIf you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Make your life exciting.
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I come from New York where, if you fall down, someone will pick you up by your wallet.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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You better have great practices.
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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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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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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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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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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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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders’ skirts.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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I don’t believe in looking past anybody – I wouldn’t look past the Little Sisters of the Poor after they stayed up all night.
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