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When I'm losing, they call me nuts. When I'm winning, they call me eccentric.

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
Eccentric
Nuts
Basketball
Losing
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God didn't miss any of us.
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I don't discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I'm not interested in philosophy classes.
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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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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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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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