Freshmen Sophomores Quotes by Al McGuire

I just can't recruit where there's grass around. You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk…

— Al McGuire

Live every day as if it were Saturday night.

— Al McGuire

The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.

— Al McGuire

I let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn't trying to prove I'm boss. I know I'm boss.

— Al McGuire

Help one kid at a time. He'll maybe go back and help a few more.

— Al McGuire

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.

— Al McGuire

There's no one who's dropped on top of the mountain. You've got to work your way to the top.

— Al McGuire

Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.

— Al McGuire

I don't think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.

— Al McGuire

God didn't miss any of us.

— Al McGuire

The nicest thing about coaching is that one day you feel like you can play handball against a curb, and on other days you…

— Al McGuire

I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.

— Al McGuire

Don't call me son unless you're going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, "Son.")

— Al McGuire

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

— Al McGuire

“13. “The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets”

— Al McGuire