“Winning is overemphasized. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war”
"The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets."
- Al McGuire
Inspiration
"There's a lot of humiliation on the playground. Before you finally establish your reputation, you have to suffer a lot. I was humiliated so many times that I got used to it. But it was one of those things. You either subjected yourself to the humiliation or left the park."
- Al McGuire
Resilience
"I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, ‘Hey, I made a mistake.’ Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing. I don't believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people. Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy."
- Al McGuire
Learning from Mistakes
"Winning is overemphasized. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war."
- Al McGuire
Philosophy
"There is beauty in the Beast, just as there is darkness in the most perfect human."
- Beauty and the Beast
Balance
"When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails). Take a break. You will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break."
- Catherine Pulsifer
Balance
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
- Albert Einstein
Balance
"Make your Tuesday as productive as possible, but don’t forget to enjoy the journey."
Balance
"You can’t always hold on to the things that are important. By letting them go we gain something else."
- Kunio Yaobi
Balance