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Jose [Mourinho] was one of those guys on a surfboard who can stay longer on the wave than anyone else.

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Alex Ferguson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: December 31
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Autobiographer
Manager
Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
Longer
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Jose
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We got anxious at the end of the weekend in our urgency to try to score the winning goal. Ended up playing far too many long balls forward. That style of play doesn't suit Manchester United. We must continue to play football and enjoy the game. If we do that, eventually things will come right for us.
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It was the most emphatic display of selflessness I have seen on a football field. Pounding over every blade of grass, competing as if he would rather die of exhaustion than lose, he inspired all around him.
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It was our worst-ever day, the worst result in my history, ever. Even as a player I don't think I ever lost 6-1.
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I don't like losing but I've mellowed. I maybe have a short fuse but it goes away quicker now.
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I feel sympathy for the working class lad. I've always championed about ticket prices and try to equate that to people's salaries.
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If my parents were still alive, they would be very proud. They gave me a good start in life, the values that have driven me, and the confidence to believe in myself.
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If Chelsea drop points, the cat's out in the open. And you know what cats are like - sometimes they don't come home.
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I was lying in bed on a Saturday morning, reading the paper, when my phone went. The caller was Rangers director, Jack Gillespie, and he offered me the manager's job at Ibrox. I was flattered but declined with thanks. John Greig was a good friend of mine and I had no intention of being involved in ousting him.
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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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They say he's an intelligent man, right? Speaks five languages! I've got a 15-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast who speaks five languages!
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Everywhere I go the coaches all tell me that Scholsey is the player they admire. But if they think they'll get him they're wasting their time! Paul is a Manc lad pure and simple. He loves the club and there's no chance of him leaving here. If ever he decided to go there would be a stampede, but he won't be going, he's here for life.
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The work of a team should always embrace a great player, but the great player must always work.
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