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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.

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Al McGuire
Age: 72 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 7
Died: 2001
Died: January 26
Basketball Coach
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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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That's it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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God didn't miss any of us.
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Don't be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
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Winning is only important in war and surgery.
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It bothers me that the average fan, the average sportswriter for that matter, pays so much attention to what's in a box score. A box score does not properly represent the most important thing - team play. It shows some guy scoring 27 points, but it doesn't show that my 27-point man let his guy score 30.
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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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When I'm losing, they call me nuts. When I'm winning, they call me eccentric.
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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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The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
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I don't believe in looking past anybody - I wouldn't look past the Little Sisters of the Poor after they stayed up all night.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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Can't win without talent, you know.
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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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The world is run by C students
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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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I let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn't trying to prove I'm boss. I know I'm boss.
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Live in the moment that you are in.
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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
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