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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More Al McGuire Quotes
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.
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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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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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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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I let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn’t trying to prove I’m boss. I know I’m boss.
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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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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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You better have great practices.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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The people who know basketball, their elevators don’t go to the top.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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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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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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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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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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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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