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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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Alex Ferguson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: December 31
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Autobiographer
Manager
Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
Away
Mellowed
Like
Fuse
Quicker
Losing
Short
Goes
Maybe
Inspirational

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