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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.

Al McGuire

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Al McGuire
Age: 72 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 7
Died: 2001
Died: January 26
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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Help one kid at a time. He'll maybe go back and help a few more.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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Don't be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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God didn't miss any of us.
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If you're straight with your players, they'll be straight with you.
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