It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
AL MCGUIREThe best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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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 don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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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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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.
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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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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders’ skirts.
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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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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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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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