You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
AL MCGUIREYou measure a player from the head up.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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I 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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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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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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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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It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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Make your life exciting.
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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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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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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