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I don't discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I'm not interested in philosophy 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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Make your life exciting. Do what you have to do as long as you don't hurt people.
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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'm an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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