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.
AL MCGUIREI went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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 worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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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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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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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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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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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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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.
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I come from New York where, if you fall down, someone will pick you up by your wallet.
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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Don’t call me son unless you’re going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, “Son.”)
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I just can’t recruit where there’s grass around.
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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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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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