Top 40 George Best Quotes

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I used to rush home to see 'Match Of The Day.' Whatever

I used to rush home to see ‘Match Of The Day.’ Whatever I was doing, I wouldn’t miss it.
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I was probably the first footballer ever to have a pop-star profile, and my agent was right when he said we could put my name on stair rods and sell them to people in bungalows.
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When I was playing, there were always lots of teams in contention for the league – Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Leeds. Every week was a big game and a big battle.
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David Beckham has never impressed me.
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I dressed more like a pop star, I suppose, rather than the traditional blazer and tall trousers other players went for.
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There are so many memories for me in Manchester. Everywhere I go, I think, ‘I used to have boutiques here, clubs there, restaurants in that area.’
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If you make up your own mind, you can only blame yourself.
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That thing about being an icon, the fifth Beatle, I just found it so freaky.
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When I look back on my life as a whole, it is impossible for me not to feel blessed.
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People say you have to hit rock bottom, and, I can tell you, almost dying is as rock bottom as it gets.
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I got my buzz from playing.
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I was 19 or 20 when The Beatles were at their peak, and I was coming up to the peak of my career, too. I was also the first footballer to have long hair, and that’s how I got my nickname ‘the Fifth Beatle.’
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Maybe ‘loner’ is too strong a word, but I’ve always enjoyed being on my own.
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I have always thought I was the best ever player.
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Players today moan about the number of games, but when you’re young, you can’t play enough.
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Football is big business – you can’t get away from it. But you have to separate that side from the playing.
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I used to dream about taking the ball ’round the keeper, stopping it on the line, and then getting on my hands and knees and heading it into the net. When I scored against Benfica in the 1968 European Cup final, I nearly did it. I left the keeper for dead, but then I chickened out.
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At the start of the season, there are 16 teams in the top division looking behind them, making sure they avoid relegation. The fear starts in the boardroom, comes down to managers and through to players. The fans sense it.
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From the FA to UEFA and FIFA, there’s a naivety, a lack of knowledge and understanding and packed with people who are out of touch.
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One reason I don’t want to play in England again is because we don’t have any personalities.
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I became a beach bum.
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Football is a sad game.
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I was the one who took football off the back pages and put it on to page one.
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The best thing about being a dad? Well, I think it’s just the thing that every man wants – to have a son and heir.
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Love is about mutual respect, apart from attraction.
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It’s a big compliment that so many people want to see me. For them, it’s all about football. That’s what they remember about me.
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Nobody knows me.
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If I’d been born ugly, you’d never have heard of Pele.
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I’m lucky that, despite all the bad press I’ve had over the years, the public still seems to like me.
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Drink is the only opponent I have been unable to beat.
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They’ll forget all the rubbish when I’ve gone, and they’ll remember the football. If only one person thinks I’m the best player in the world, that’s good enough for me.
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There isn't a single player I would pay to watch. You c

There isn’t a single player I would pay to watch. You can say Thierry Henry, he’s a fabulous striker, with pace and power, but a great entertainer needs to have charisma, too. Does he have charisma? No.
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I always wanted more – more of everything.
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I’ve always been a bit of a gypsy.
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In 1969, I gave up women and alcohol – it was the worst 20 minutes of my life.
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In England, when an athlete gets to the top, we do our best to destroy him.
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Dave Mackay is my definition of a superstar. The man broke his leg three times, but wouldn’t be carried off. He walked off.
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I’d have to be superman to do some of the things I’m supposed to have done, I’ve been at six different places at six different times.
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I was ill, and everyone could see it but me.
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We were the first generation to have to deal with the modern stardom of football. Some handled it better than others.
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