Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
AL MCGUIREI don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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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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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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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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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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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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Make your life exciting.
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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 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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Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.
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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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I went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing.
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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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The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.
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