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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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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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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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It's a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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When I'm losing, they call me nuts. When I'm winning, they call me eccentric.
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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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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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A team should be an extension of a coach's personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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You better have great practices.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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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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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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My rule was I wouldn't recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house. That's not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
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Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school. You're the best there. You've been all-city two years in a row. How bad can you be? You come with me and we'll make nice music.
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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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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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If a player leaves Marquette and doesn't have some of my blood in him, then I don't think I've done a good job.
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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders' skirts.
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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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