And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
AL MCGUIREI don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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On how to make the game more exciting.
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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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My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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I don’t believe in looking past anybody – I wouldn’t look past the Little Sisters of the Poor after they stayed up all night.
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The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.
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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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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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The world is run by C students
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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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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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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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