Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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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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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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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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Our guys took Shop and Advanced Shop. Shop is when you make a chair. Advanced Shop is when you paint it.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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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 people who know basketball, their elevators don’t go to the top.
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You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school.
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On how to make the game more exciting.
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Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.
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