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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.

Al McGuire

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Al McGuire
Age: 72 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 7
Died: 2001
Died: January 26
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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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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It bothers me that the average fan, the average sportswriter for that matter, pays so much attention to what's in a box score. A box score does not properly represent the most important thing - team play. It shows some guy scoring 27 points, but it doesn't show that my 27-point man let his guy score 30.
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My rule was I wouldn't recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house. That's not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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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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Don't be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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If you're straight with your players, they'll be straight with you.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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Make your life exciting. Do what you have to do as long as you don't hurt people.
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The nicest thing about coaching is that one day you feel like you can play handball against a curb, and on other days you feel like you can fly to the moon.
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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'm an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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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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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders' skirts.
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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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When I'm losing, they call me nuts. When I'm winning, they call me eccentric.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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