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Hard work will always overcome natural talent when natural talent does not work hard enough.
Alex Ferguson
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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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The best have the courage and I say this all the time. The courage to take the ball all the time, the courage to make sure that they are not going to be intimidated by their opponents, and the courage to express themselves at all times and I think that all the great players have got that.
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Pippo Inzaghi was born in an offside position.
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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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I am such a bloody talented guy. I might go into painting or something like that.
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There are members of the London press who seek to antagonise me, deliberately.
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That lad must have been born offside.
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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.
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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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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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He's such a great threat because of his power and pace. (on Cristiano Ronaldo)
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I've never played for a draw in my life.
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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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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.
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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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