Irish - Athlete | May 22, 1946 - November 25, 2005
Drink is the only opponent I have been unable to beat.
George Best
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I used to rush home to see 'Match Of The Day.' Whatever I was doing, I wouldn't miss it.
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At the start of the season, there are 16 teams in the top division looking behind them, making sure they avoid relegation. The fear starts in the boardroom, comes down to managers and through to players. The fans sense it.
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The onus is on the managers to send out an attacking formation and to tell their players to be bold.
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My one big regret is that I didn't play on for ten more years.
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I was probably the first footballer ever to have a pop-star profile, and my agent was right when he said we could put my name on stair rods and sell them to people in bungalows.
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If I'd been born ugly, you'd never have heard of Pele.
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Players now have a groin injury for months and months, and I often think they don't really give a toss whether they're playing or not because they're getting paid anyway.
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Just as I wanted to outdo everyone when I played, I had to outdo everyone when we were out on the town.
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I got my buzz from playing.
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One reason I don't want to play in England again is because we don't have any personalities.
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As long as I stay in training and play well, I don't see what objection there can be to what I do off the field.
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