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He's such a great threat because of his power and pace. (on Cristiano Ronaldo)

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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
Scotland
Pace
Threat
Power
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I was lying in bed on a Saturday morning, reading the paper, when my phone went. The caller was Rangers director, Jack Gillespie, and he offered me the manager's job at Ibrox. I was flattered but declined with thanks. John Greig was a good friend of mine and I had no intention of being involved in ousting him.
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We got anxious at the end of the weekend in our urgency to try to score the winning goal. Ended up playing far too many long balls forward. That style of play doesn't suit Manchester United. We must continue to play football and enjoy the game. If we do that, eventually things will come right for us.
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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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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've got a temper if I need it. Nothing wrong with losing your temper, if it's for the right reasons.
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Pippo Inzaghi was born in an offside position.
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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 tell the players that the bus is moving. This club has to progress. And the bus wouldn't wait for them. I tell them to get on board.
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Sometimes you're not sure about a player. Sometimes you doubt. Sometimes you have to guess. Sometimes you just know.
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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?'
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Football, bloody hell!
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It's a conflict of parallels.
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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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They had Jan Venegoor of...whatever you call him.
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I tried it 100 or a million times it couldn't happen again. If I could, I would have carried on playing.
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We once went 13 games without winning. There's always pressure here. Winning is always important here. How do you handle yourself and compose yourself is important. (on Manchester United)
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Look at me – it's taken 10 years off me today. It's these tablets, they're great!
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You can't do anything about them.
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Jose understands winning and losing are twins in a way. When you win you don't gloat and when you lose you don't go bananas.
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The most important thing in a game like that is to win it.
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