If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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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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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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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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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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 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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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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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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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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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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God didn’t miss any of us.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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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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Don’t call me son unless you’re going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, “Son.”)
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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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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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