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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.

Al McGuire

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Al McGuire
Age: 72 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 7
Died: 2001
Died: January 26
Basketball Coach
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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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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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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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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I don't discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I'm not interested in philosophy classes.
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The people who know basketball, their elevators don't go to the top.
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You measure a player from the head up.
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Help one kid at a time. He'll maybe go back and help a few more.
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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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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders' skirts.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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You better have great practices.
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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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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated.
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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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