When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
AL MCGUIREI tell the players that they can’t relive any day in their lives and that they can’t relive the minutes of a game.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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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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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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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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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.
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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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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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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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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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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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