A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
AL MCGUIREI don’t believe in looking past anybody – I wouldn’t look past the Little Sisters of the Poor after they stayed up all night.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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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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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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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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A box score does not properly represent the most important thing – team play. It shows some guy scoring 27 points, but it doesn’t show that my 27-point man let his guy score 30.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, “Hey, I made a mistake.
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Don’t call me son unless you’re going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, “Son.”)
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders’ skirts.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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