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Can't win without talent, you know.

Al McGuire

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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
Basketball
Talent
Winning
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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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It's a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.
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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
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That's it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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I don't discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I'm not interested in philosophy classes.
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