It bothers me that the average fan, the average sportswriter for that matter, pays so much attention to what’s in a box score.
AL MCGUIREI don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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I let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn’t trying to prove I’m boss. I know I’m boss.
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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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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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” Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing.
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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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If winning weren’t important nobody would keep score.
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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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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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Make your life exciting.
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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.
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