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That's it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.

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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
Treetops
Balloons
Curtains
Races
Race

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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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I don't think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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I come from New York where, if you fall down, someone will pick you up by your wallet.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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I went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing. I called him over and told him about it. He told me that in the back there's a tank they keep the lobsters in and while they're in there, they fight and sometimes one loses a claw. I told him 'then bring me a winner.'
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If you're straight with your players, they'll be straight with you.
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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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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Don't be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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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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If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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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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