On how to make the game more exciting.
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 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’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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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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The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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I don’t believe in looking past anybody – I wouldn’t look past the Little Sisters of the Poor after they stayed up all night.
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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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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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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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