I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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More Al McGuire Quotes
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You better have great practices.
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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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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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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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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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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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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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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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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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I just can’t recruit where there’s grass around.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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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 know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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