I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
AL MCGUIREYou gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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You’re the best there. You’ve been all-city two years in a row. How bad can you be? You come with me and we’ll make nice music.
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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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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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Make your life exciting.
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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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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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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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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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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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