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.
AL MCGUIRELife is what you allow yourself not to see.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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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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It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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If a player leaves Marquette and doesn’t have some of my blood in him, then I don’t think I’ve done a good job.
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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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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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There’s no one who’s dropped on top of the mountain. You’ve got to work your way to the top.
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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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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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You better have great practices.
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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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A box score does not properly represent the most important thing – team play. It shows some guy scoring 27 points, but it doesn’t show that my 27-point man let his guy score 30.
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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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