The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.
AL MCGUIREHelp one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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 don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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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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The world is run by C students
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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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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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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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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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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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I’m not saying that they were Einsteins; they were marginal students. But every ballplayer whoever touched me has moved up his station in life. And the players moved up my station.
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So they should make a great effort, a Mount Everest type effort, to live up to their potential. Success is a communal type thing.
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