When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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I called him over and told him about it. He told me that in the back there’s a tank they keep the lobsters in and while they’re in there, they fight and sometimes one loses a claw. I told him ‘then bring me a winner.’
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The world is run by C students
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” Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing.
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My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
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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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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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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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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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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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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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