I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
AL MCGUIREYou measure a player from the head up.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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I just can’t recruit where there’s grass around.
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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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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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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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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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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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I let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn’t trying to prove I’m boss. I know I’m boss.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.
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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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