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Player Quotes by Al McGuire
- I'm not saying that they were Einsteins; they were marginal students. But every ballplayer whoever touched me has moved up his station in life. And…
- On how to make the game more exciting - Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the…
- 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.
- If you're straight with your players, they'll be straight with you.
- You measure a player from the head up.
- 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…
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- Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that lies between a careless husband and the… — Honore de Balzac
- I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them. — Ernie Banks
- It would be a lot different for me because there is a lot of information that you need to know about as… — Ernie Banks
- I never would say a player stinks. Ever. I'll tell you their team stinks, and first of all, they know their team… — Charles Barkley
- I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me. — David Beckham
- The greatest guitar player in the world today for me is Paco de Lucia, who is actually Spanish. — George Benson
- I don't blame the players today for the money. I blame the owners. They started it. They wanna give it to 'em?… — Yogi Berra
- Insurance - an ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is… — Ambrose Bierce
- Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as… — Larry Bird
- Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able… — Larry Bird
- The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson. — Larry Bird
- The best players will play. That's the way it will always be. — Larry Bird