When many current Marquette students hear the name Al McGuire, they associate it with the building on the corner of 12th and Wells, unaware of his contributions to Marquette and the sports world. McGuire played in the NBA for a few years out of college, and then switched over to coaching college basketball in 1955, helping Marquette win a National Championship in 1977. McGuire's work as a basketball player, coach, and television broadcaster earned him a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. What made him especially memorable, however, was his colorful personality and positive outlook on life. Here are 18 of Al McGuire's most well-known and inspirational quotes to get you through your week:

1. "Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war."
2. “I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cab driver. Then they would really be educated.”
3. “I think the world is run by C students.”
   
4. “Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.”
   
5. “Live in the moment that you are in. Make your life exciting. Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.”
   
6. “My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house. That’s not my world. My world was a cracked sidewalk.”
   
7. "There's no one who's dropped on top of the mountain. You've got to work your way to the top."
8. "Keep it simple. When you get too complex, you forget the obvious."
9. "Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class."
10. "The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful."
11. "I let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn't trying to prove I'm boss. I know I'm boss."
12. "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."
13. "If a player leaves Marquette and doesn't have some of my blood in him, I don't think I've done a good job."
14. "Life is what you allow yourself not to see."
15. "Help one kid at a time. He'll maybe go back and help a few more. In a generation, you'll have something."
16. "The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores."
17. "When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning, they called me eccentric."
18. "Dream big."