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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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Alex Ferguson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: December 31
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Autobiographer
Manager
Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
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Everest in his slippers. That's what he was like.
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Go make your mistakes in the first team. You'll learn more in a month in the first team than you will in two years in the reserves.
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I realized I was good at developing young people. Eventually I started to believe in young people. I think when you give a young person an opportunity, he always believes who gave him his first chance. You create a loyalty that lasts a lifetime.
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That lad must have been born offside.
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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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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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The lads really ran their socks into the ground.
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I'm no f****** talking to you. He's a f****** great player. Yous are f******* idiots.
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