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Live in the moment that you are in.

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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New York
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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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It's so ridiculous to see a golfer with a one foot putt and everybody is saying Shhh and not moving a muscle. Then we allow nineteen year-old kids to face a game-deciding free throw with seventeen thousand people yelling.
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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 don't know why people question the academic training of an athlete. Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
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Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.
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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
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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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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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The world is run by C students
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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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I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
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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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Help one kid at a time. He'll maybe go back and help a few more.
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That's it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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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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There's no one who's dropped on top of the mountain. You've got to work your way to the top.
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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