They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
AL MCGUIREYou can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders’ skirts.
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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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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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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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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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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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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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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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Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.
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Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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