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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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Alex Ferguson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: December 31
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Autobiographer
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Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
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In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.
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In any normal season, most of the teams below Chelsea would think they are doing quite well.
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You can't do anything about them.
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We are very focused this time and our preparation has been better. We maybe made one or two mistakes last time, but not this time.
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I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France.
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Never give in or give up easily on a cause.
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I am such a bloody talented guy. I might go into painting or something like that.
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Kindness is a universal language regardless of age, nationality or religion.
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All they can talk about is Manchester United.
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You can't applaud a referee.
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I'm-A-God-Look-At-Me.
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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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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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We have to try to beat Everyone.
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I've got a temper if I need it. Nothing wrong with losing your temper, if it's for the right reasons.
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It was time for me to spend more time with my wife. I'm not saying I do spend more time with my wife, because she would throw me out of the house, but we have breakfast together. I never did.
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I bet him he wouldn't get 15 league goals and I'm going to have to change my bet with him. If he gets to 15 I can change it and I am allowed to do that because I'm the manager. I'm going to make it 150 now!
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I think that fear does come into it in some respect in the sense of when I lost my temper I didn't hide behind a bush on it in respect to the times that I did lose my temper. But you know the quality that I had when I lost my temper, I never, ever brought it back again.
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Football management is such a pressurized thing - horse racing is a release. I'm also learning to play the piano - I'm quite determined - it's another release from the pressure of my job.
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Sometimes in football you have to hold your hand up and say, yeah, they're better than us.
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