Al McGuire

“When a guy takes off his coat, he's not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!”

“I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated.”

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

“I think the world is run by 'C' students.”

“Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.”

“When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.”

“I don't know why people question the academic training of an athlete. Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.”

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