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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
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Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
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I'm-A-God-Look-At-Me.
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