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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.

Al McGuire

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Al McGuire
Age: 72 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 7
Died: 2001
Died: January 26
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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I don't think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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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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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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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven't changed. The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.
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Our guys took Shop and Advanced Shop. Shop is when you make a chair. Advanced Shop is when you paint it.
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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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On how to make the game more exciting - Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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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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I come from New York where, if you fall down, someone will pick you up by your wallet.
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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 went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing. I called him over and told him about it. He told me that in the back there's a tank they keep the lobsters in and while they're in there, they fight and sometimes one loses a claw. I told him 'then bring me a winner.'
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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Can't win without talent, you know.
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