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.
AL MCGUIREWinning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
More Al McGuire Quotes
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When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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That’s it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
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I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated.
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It bothers me that the average fan, the average sportswriter for that matter, pays so much attention to what’s in a box score.
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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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I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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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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Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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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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