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.
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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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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I come from New York where, if you fall down, someone will pick you up by your wallet.
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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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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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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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Make your life exciting.
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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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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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God didn’t miss any of us.
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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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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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I tell the players that they can’t relive any day in their lives and that they can’t relive the minutes of a game.
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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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