My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
AL MCGUIREIf you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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It’s so ridiculous to see a golfer with a one foot putt and everybody is saying “Shhh” and not moving a muscle.
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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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Make your life exciting.
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The nicest thing about coaching is that one day you feel like you can play handball against a curb, and on other days you feel like you can fly to the moon.
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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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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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The people who know basketball, their elevators don’t go to the top.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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When a guy takes off his coat, he’s not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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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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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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