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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.

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
Waitress
Dirty
Basketball
Good
Chili
Ankles

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