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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.

Al McGuire

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Al McGuire
Age: 72 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 7
Died: 2001
Died: January 26
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Queens
New York
Losing
Called
Winning
Eccentric
Nuts
Basketball

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Live in the moment that you are in.
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Don't be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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If a player leaves Marquette and doesn't have some of my blood in him, then I don't think I've done a good job.
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If winning weren't important nobody would keep score.
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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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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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That's it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school. 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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