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There are members of the London press who seek to antagonise me, deliberately.

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Alex Ferguson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: December 31
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
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Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
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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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Pippo Inzaghi was born in an offside position.
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I think Paul Scholes is the best player in England. He's got the best skills, the best brain. No one can match him. There isn't a player of his mould anywhere in the world. Paul is irreplaceable.
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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've never played for a draw in my life.
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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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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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The work of a team should always embrace a great player, but the great player must always work.
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Football, bloody hell!
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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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I am such a bloody talented guy. I might go into painting or something like that.
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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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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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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.
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When he's at the top of his game, there's not a team in the world that can handle Giggs' speed and penetration
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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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He was taking 30 seconds to book a player. He was needing a rest. It was ridiculous.
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I always say prepare to be a coach to anybody who wants to be a coach. At 24 years of age when I left engineering to become full time in football, I made sure that I was never going back to engineering.
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