Winning is only important in war and surgery.
AL MCGUIREYou can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders’ skirts.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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You’re the best there. You’ve been all-city two years in a row. How bad can you be? You come with me and we’ll make nice music.
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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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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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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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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, “Hey, I made a mistake.
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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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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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