I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
AL MCGUIREWhen I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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I just can’t recruit where there’s grass around.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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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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You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
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” Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing.
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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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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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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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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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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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