The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
AL MCGUIREWe rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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It bothers me that the average fan, the average sportswriter for that matter, pays so much attention to what’s in a box score.
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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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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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The people who know basketball, their elevators don’t go to the top.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
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A box score does not properly represent the most important thing – team play. It shows some guy scoring 27 points, but it doesn’t show that my 27-point man let his guy score 30.
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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 next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school.
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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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