It’s so ridiculous to see a golfer with a one foot putt and everybody is saying “Shhh” and not moving a muscle.
AL MCGUIRELive in the moment that you are in.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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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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You better have great practices.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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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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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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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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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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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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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 don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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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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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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