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I tell the players that the bus is moving. This club has to progress. And the bus wouldn't wait for them. I tell them to get on board.

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Alex Ferguson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: December 31
Association Football Manager
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Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
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They had Jan Venegoor of...whatever you call him.
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They (the press) have a hatred of Manchester United.
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Kindness is a universal language regardless of age, nationality or religion.
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If you're going to be a footballer, be a great one.If you're going to have a dream, dream big.
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Everyone remembers Stuart Pearce as a determined, aggressive player, who played with great heart and enthusiasm that gave him a great career in the game.
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To not apologize for the behavior of the players to another manager is unthinkable. It's a disgrace, but I don't expect Wenger to ever apologize...he's that type of person.
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I'm-A-God-Look-At-Me.
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You are not going to be happy if you lose to a goal in the last minute. It is difficult to take and difficult to get out of your mind.
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There is no evidence that changing your managers repeatedly leads to success, but there is evidence at Manchester United, I was managing there for 26 years I won 38 trophies.
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It's a conflict of parallels.
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He's a normal, likable, straightforward boy. (on David Beckham)
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Distinguish between power and control, delegate, be decisive - and always remember people's first names.
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Go make your mistakes in the first team. You'll learn more in a month in the first team than you will in two years in the reserves.
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If you were in a game of football always think you need maybe eight to win the game. Three can on an off day or semi off day but you always hard. And the players recognize that and they'll do that extra to make sure they get winning. The essence of the team is to understand and trust each other and to trust me.
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If we can play like that every week well get some level of consistency.
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He was taking 30 seconds to book a player. He was needing a rest. It was ridiculous.
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He is improving all the time. He is only 21 and who knows what he is capable of. (on Cristiano Ronaldo)
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The philosophy of a lot of European teams, even in home matches, is not to give a goal away.
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