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.
AL MCGUIRERemember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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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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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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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.
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If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.
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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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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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I tell the players that they can’t relive any day in their lives and that they can’t relive the minutes of a game.
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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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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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