Quote

Everest in his slippers. That's what he was like.

Alex Ferguson

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Alex Ferguson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: December 31
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Autobiographer
Manager
Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
Slippers
Everest
Alex
Inspirational
Like

More quotes by Alex Ferguson

Image
I'm a Pele fan from way back when I was a kid, and then there was always this thing later about Pele and Maradona. I was young and impressionable as a kid but it was always Pele for me.
Alex Ferguson
Image
If ever there was one player, anywhere in the world, that was made for Manchester United, it was Cantona. He swaggered in, stuck his chest out, raised his head and surveyed everything as though he was asking: 'I'm Cantona. How big are you? Are you big enough for me?'
Alex Ferguson
Image
I don't like losing but I've mellowed. I maybe have a short fuse but it goes away quicker now.
Alex Ferguson
Image
He's a novice - he should keep his opinions to Japanese football
Alex Ferguson
Image
But there is always that unpredictability about a derby match and that's what it was today.
Alex Ferguson
Image
The credit to them, the better team won and there's nothing we can do about that now.
Alex Ferguson
Image
When an Italian tells me it's pasta on the plate, I check under the sauce to make sure.
Alex Ferguson
Image
It's great news. The reality of negotiations today is that they take time. But these have always been conducted in a good spirit and we are very pleased with the outcome. We can now look forward to the future.
Alex Ferguson
Image
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.
Alex Ferguson
Image
Manchester United might not win Premier League every year, but we'd always be up there competing for it every year.
Alex Ferguson
Image
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.
Alex Ferguson
Image
There are members of the London press who seek to antagonise me, deliberately.
Alex Ferguson
Image
Gianfranco Zola once sent Gary Pallister the wrong way to such an extent that he needed a ticket to get back in.
Alex Ferguson
Image
Distinguish between power and control, delegate, be decisive - and always remember people's first names.
Alex Ferguson
Image
You have to put all the criticism of this club down to jealousy. United have produced more players who have played for their country, more world-class players and more players who have won European Footballer of the Year than any other team in this country, so we must be doing something right.
Alex Ferguson
Image
He was taking 30 seconds to book a player. He was needing a rest. It was ridiculous.
Alex Ferguson
Image
I've got a temper if I need it. Nothing wrong with losing your temper, if it's for the right reasons.
Alex Ferguson
Image
I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell.
Alex Ferguson
Image
I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France.
Alex Ferguson
Image
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.
Alex Ferguson