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… — Al McGuire Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share
I let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn't trying to prove I'm boss. I know I'm boss. — Al McGuire Copy Share
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 Copy Share
There's no one who's dropped on top of the mountain. You've got to work your way to the top. — Al McGuire Copy Share
Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class. — Al McGuire Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Don't call me son unless you're going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, "Son.") — Al McGuire Copy Share
