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Once you shake hands with the devil, you have to accept they are in control.
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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Devil
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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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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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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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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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I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell.
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We have to try to beat Everyone.
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Wayne is truly blessed. He doesn't just have ability, he has a fire inside him.
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