I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
AL MCGUIREI don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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I’m not saying that they were Einsteins; they were marginal students. But every ballplayer whoever touched me has moved up his station in life. And the players moved up my station.
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On how to make the game more exciting.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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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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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete.
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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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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.
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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.
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You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
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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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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven’t changed.
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