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The most important thing in a game like that is to win it.

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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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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.
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If I have my health I can carry on. There will be a point when I do quit but I have absolutely no idea when that is.
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There is no evidence that changing your managers repeatedly leads to success, but there is evidence at Manchester United, I was managing there for 26 years I won 38 trophies.
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In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.
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If Chelsea drop points, the cat's out in the open. And you know what cats are like - sometimes they don't come home.
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There are members of the London press who seek to antagonise me, deliberately.
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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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As long as there are games to play its not over
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It was time for me to spend more time with my wife. I'm not saying I do spend more time with my wife, because she would throw me out of the house, but we have breakfast together. I never did.
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I do believe in fate.
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I used to have a saying that when a player is at his peak, he feels as though he can climb.
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He's a normal, likable, straightforward boy. (on David Beckham)
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Myths grow all the time. If I was to listen to the number of times I've thrown teacups then we've gone through some crockery in this place. It's completely exaggerated, but I don't like people arguing back with me.
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Hard work will always overcome natural talent when natural talent does not work hard enough.
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I have nothing but praise for the boy. He is easily the best player in the world. His contribution as a goal threat is unbelievable. His stats are incredible. Strikes at goal, attempts on goal, raids into the penalty box, headers. It is all there. Absolutely astounding.
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I think his team are mirroring Stuart Pearce as the player he was. (on Manchester City)
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My greatest challenge is not what's happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f*****g perch. And you can print that.
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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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Everest in his slippers. That's what he was like.
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Keeping players happy is not easy and I think anyone with a big squad will tell you that.
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