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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders' skirts.

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Al McGuire
Age: 72 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 7
Died: 2001
Died: January 26
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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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I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
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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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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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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.
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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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Help one kid at a time. He'll maybe go back and help a few more.
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On how to make the game more exciting - Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.
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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 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 only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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Make your life exciting. Do what you have to do as long as you don't hurt people.
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I don't discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I'm not interested in philosophy classes.
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