When a guy takes off his coat, he’s not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!
AL MCGUIREYou measure a player from the head up.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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The people who know basketball, their elevators don’t go to the top.
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The nicest thing about coaching is that one day you feel like you can play handball against a curb, and on other days you feel like you can fly to the moon.
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There’s no one who’s dropped on top of the mountain. You’ve got to work your way to the top.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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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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I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated.
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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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It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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