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.
AL MCGUIREOur guys took Shop and Advanced Shop. Shop is when you make a chair. Advanced Shop is when you paint it.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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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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Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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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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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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Then we allow nineteen year-old kids to face a game-deciding free throw with seventeen thousand people yelling.
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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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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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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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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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God didn’t miss any of us.
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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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You better have great practices.
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