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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.

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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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Crawl
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Graves
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The people who know basketball, their elevators don't go to the top.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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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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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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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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That's it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
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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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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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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
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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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