There’s no one who’s dropped on top of the mountain. You’ve got to work your way to the top.
AL MCGUIREEvery obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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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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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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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 want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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The nicest thing about coaching is that one day you feel like you can play handball against a curb, and on other days you feel like you can fly to the moon.
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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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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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I went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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Make your life exciting.
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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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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school.
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