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.’
AL MCGUIREI don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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You better have great practices.
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I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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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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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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It bothers me that the average fan, the average sportswriter for that matter, pays so much attention to what’s in a box score.
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Then we allow nineteen year-old kids to face a game-deciding free throw with seventeen thousand people yelling.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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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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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders’ skirts.
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