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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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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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David Beckham is Britain's finest striker of a football not because of God-given talent but because he practises with a relentless application that the vast majority of less gifted players wouldn't contemplate.
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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 was doing all the coaching schools so that I'd be able to stay in the game, and I gave myself a chance by doing that. I was only an average player, could score a goal or two, that sort of thing, but I wasn't a Bobby Charlton or a Messi, or Ronaldo. There are very, very few really great players who have become great coaches.
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Liverpool can play for only five minutes and win the game, that is the way they are. They pump the ball into the box and with good set-piece delivery they keep you under pressure.
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Only true champions come out and show their worth after defeat- and I expect us to do that.
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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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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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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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He was taking 30 seconds to book a player. He was needing a rest. It was ridiculous.
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When an Italian tells me it's pasta on the plate, I check under the sauce to make sure.
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Myths grow all the time. If I was to listen to the number of times I've thrown teacups then we've gone through some crockery in this place. It's completely exaggerated, but I don't like people arguing back with me.
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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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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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He's a normal, likable, straightforward boy. (on David Beckham)
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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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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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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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Jose [Mourinho] was one of those guys on a surfboard who can stay longer on the wave than anyone else.
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Ronaldo could play for Millwall, QPR, Doncaster Rovers or anyone and he'd score a hat-trick. I'm not sure Messi could do it. Ronaldo's got two feet, he's quick, he's good in the air and he's brave, though Messi's brave too of course. I just think Messi is a Barcelona player.
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Well, football is a hard game there's no denying it. It's a game that can bring out the worst in you, at times.
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