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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.

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
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Basketball
Life

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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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The world is run by C students
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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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Make your life exciting. Do what you have to do as long as you don't hurt people.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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I don't think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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The people who know basketball, their elevators don't go to the top.
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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 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.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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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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When I'm losing, they call me nuts. When I'm winning, they call me eccentric.
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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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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 measure a player from the head up.
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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders' skirts.
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Don't call me son unless you're going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, Son.)
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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