I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
AL MCGUIREWinning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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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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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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On how to make the game more exciting.
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That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.
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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders’ skirts.
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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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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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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more.
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It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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