Al McGuire
Al McGuire
Alfred Emanuel McGuirewas the head coach of the Marquette University men's basketball team from 1964 to 1977. He won a national championship at Marquette and was later inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. He was also well known as a longtime national television basketball broadcaster and for his colorful personality...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth7 September 1928
CountryUnited States of America
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I don't know why people question the academic training of an athlete. Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, "Hey, I made a mistake." Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing. I don't believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people. 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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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, so they should make a great effort, a Mount Everest type effort, to live up to their potential. Success is a communal type thing, and if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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If you're straight with your players, they'll be straight with you.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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You better have great practices.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.