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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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Alex Ferguson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: December 31
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Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
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If he was an inch taller he'd be the best center half in Britain. His father is 6 ft 2 in - I'd check the milkman.
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He's a novice - he should keep his opinions to Japanese football
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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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Pippo Inzaghi was born in an offside position.
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I'm-A-God-Look-At-Me.
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We once went 13 games without winning. There's always pressure here. Winning is always important here. How do you handle yourself and compose yourself is important. (on Manchester United)
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I'm privileged to have followed Sir Matt because all you have to do is to try and maintain the standards that he set so many years ago.
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I've never played for a draw in my life.
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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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Players know that they can trust me which is really important. They know that I had the ability to adapt to change, and they have seen that many times over the years. I think these are important parts of being in control of footballers.
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Well he's only 20. Without question, he's the best youngest player I've seen in my time... If he keeps developing and matures ? goodness knows what he will become. At the moment he's a breathe of fresh air. (on Wayne Rooney)
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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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You are responsible to each other because when you win a game of football, you only need eight players to perform well.
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I tried it 100 or a million times it couldn't happen again. If I could, I would have carried on playing.
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Evolution happens. There's no football team in the world that has stayed together for time ever more.
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They had Jan Venegoor of...whatever you call him.
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Once you shake hands with the devil, you have to accept they are in control.
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Never give in or give up easily on a cause.
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Sometimes you look in a field and you see a cow and you think it's a better cow than the one you've got in your own field. It's a fact. Right? And it never really works out that way.
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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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