A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
AL MCGUIREI don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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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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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 had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
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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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I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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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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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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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.
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The world is run by C students
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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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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