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Promise is one thing. Fulfilling that promise is quite another.

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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
Fulfilling
Promise
Quite
Wisdom
Another
Thing

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The culmination of three trophies was the pinnacle of my career and it has been rewarded with a knighthood.
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David impresses by his example on the field. He never stops running, he plays with supreme confidence, he always tries his hardest and he scores important goals. (on David Beckham)
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They (the press) have a hatred of Manchester United.
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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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Kindness is a universal language regardless of age, nationality or religion.
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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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You can't do anything about them.
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I remember the first time I saw him. He was 13 and just floated over the ground like a cockier spaniel chasing a piece of silver paper in the wind.
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They say it was Cesc Fabregas who threw the pizza at me but, to this day, I have no idea who the culprit was.
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Her Majesty said she hoped I would have time for my horses - I own two and have shares in four.
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If you were in a game of football always think you need maybe eight to win the game. Three can on an off day or semi off day but you always hard. And the players recognize that and they'll do that extra to make sure they get winning. The essence of the team is to understand and trust each other and to trust me.
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Everywhere I go the coaches all tell me that Scholsey is the player they admire. But if they think they'll get him they're wasting their time! Paul is a Manc lad pure and simple. He loves the club and there's no chance of him leaving here. If ever he decided to go there would be a stampede, but he won't be going, he's here for life.
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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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I always said to the directors that the minute a player becomes more powerful than the manager of Manchester United, it's not Manchester United. You have lost control of the whole club. So I always made sure that I was in control. They always knew who the manager was.
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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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Wayne is truly blessed. He doesn't just have ability, he has a fire inside him.
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Never give in or give up easily on a cause.
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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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The lads really ran their socks into the ground.
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