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If winning weren't important nobody would keep score.

Al McGuire

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Al McGuire
Age: 72 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 7
Died: 2001
Died: January 26
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Help one kid at a time. He'll maybe go back and help a few more.
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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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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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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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Can't win without talent, you know.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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There's no one who's dropped on top of the mountain. You've got to work your way to the top.
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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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