You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
AL MCGUIREThe next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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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 come from New York where, if you fall down, someone will pick you up by your wallet.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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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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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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I tell the players that they can’t relive any day in their lives and that they can’t relive the minutes of a game.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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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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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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And if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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