The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
AL MCGUIREYou measure a player from the head up.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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If a player leaves Marquette and doesn’t have some of my blood in him, then I don’t think I’ve done a good job.
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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 want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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Make your life exciting.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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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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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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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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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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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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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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My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
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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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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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