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I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.

Al McGuire

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Al McGuire
Age: 72 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 7
Died: 2001
Died: January 26
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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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You better have great practices.
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God didn't miss any of us.
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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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I just can't recruit where there's grass around. You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
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I went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing. I called him over and told him about it. He told me that in the back there's a tank they keep the lobsters in and while they're in there, they fight and sometimes one loses a claw. I told him 'then bring me a winner.'
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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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You measure a player from the head up.
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I'm not saying that they were Einsteins they were marginal students. But every ballplayer whoever touched me has moved up his station in life. And the players moved up my station.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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Don't be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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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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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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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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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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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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