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.
AL MCGUIREWinning is only important in war and surgery.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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On how to make the game more exciting.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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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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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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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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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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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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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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