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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.

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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Queens
New York
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Beautiful
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Life
Cry
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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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I tell the players that they can't relive any day in their lives and that they can't relive the minutes of a game, so they should make a great effort, a Mount Everest type effort, to live up to their potential. Success is a communal type thing, and if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.
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