So they should make a great effort, a Mount Everest type effort, to live up to their potential. Success is a communal type thing.
AL MCGUIREThe best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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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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If a player leaves Marquette and doesn’t have some of my blood in him, then I don’t think I’ve done a good job.
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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 just can’t recruit where there’s grass around.
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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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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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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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