94 result(s) for Alex Ferguson Quotes.
"Hard work will always overcome natural talent when natural talent does not work hard enough."
"I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell."
"The experience of defeat, or more particularly the manner in which a leader reacts to it, is an essential part of what makes a great team."
"You must enjoy the winning. When you lose, you have to remember the winning."
"I bet 95% of coaches only talk about tactics and never get round to the psychology of the player."
"The best medical care in the world is a player that is not injured."
"You can't ever lose control –not when you are dealing with 30 top professionals who are all millionaires."
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"It's getting tickly now – squeaky-bum time, I call it."
"Some people are born with the warrior spirit... some others have got to develop it."
"Young people need freedom of expression. To be in the old way is the parent's way. You have to have a new idea."
"I never wanted United to be second to anybody. Only the best would be acceptable."
"I am a bit sad by the way the media got hold of it, that I’ve asked for the three points, and I’ve now grated that I asked for a replay."
"In the construction of a team, I stress that the most important thing is not the acquisition of individual skill, but in the molding of a team unit."
"Attack wins you games, defense wins you titles."
"You can't ever lose control—not when you are dealing with 30 top professionals who are all millionaires."
"I think that when you start accepting shots at your goal, you will surely concede goals."
"The name of that player is Di Stefano. I think. He was the biggest."
"Well, football is crazy. Nobody knows what will happen in the future."
"The best football of all is that football that is played beautifully."
"Every generation needs to win the league."
"Well, I can tell you one thing, I'm breathing heavily."
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"I think if a boy’s good enough, he’s old enough."
"They say great footballers make bad managers and vice versa. Apart from me of course."
"I’ve never played for a draw in my life."
"We never get two goals quickly. We’re better than that."
"With his curious mop of brown hair, busby busting to break free and a grin so broad that his mouth looked like the goal at the Stretford End, Alex Ferguson bestrides British football like a colossus."
"The important thing is to come here and show courage."
"Just sometimes, Ferguson would have to roughen his touch and make astute, sudden leadership decisions."
"The players have been working great, very hard and we hope that will continue."
"The experience of dealing with different human beings has helped me massively."
"Success requires sacrifice."
"The work of a team should always embrace a great player, but the great player must always work."
"The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such."
"I believe that work is the best thing."
"I never lost a game. It's just that on occasions I ran out of time."
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"You can get out of difficult situations with good players."
"Football management is such a pressurized industry that I must have something keeping me alive."
"Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory."
"I think it's an insult to the public to discriminate on form, shape, or size."
"It's great credit to the players that they have never wavered in their beliefs."
"I have nothing to prove to anyone, because I've got enough medals."
"I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation, but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork."
"Sometimes in football, you have to score goals."
"Every generation finds a player who weaves magic on the field."
"I never, ever hated any rival."
"It is harder to stay at the top than to get to the top."
"That lad must have been born offside."
"I don't think about the past. The only thing that matters is the everlasting present."
"I used to have a saying that when a player is at his peak, he feels as though he can climb over a mountain."
"Winning a game is not important, it's the only thing that matters."
"Benitez is very concerned about facts - but what about my facts?"
"It doesn't matter who scores the goals as long as you win."
"Football, bloody hell."
"You try and control them, not just win. This is where the winning comes into it, by keeping the ball."
"We have a fantastic game, and if we can beat Barcelona, I'll be more than delighted."
"We have a group of world-class players and at any time, that group can explode."
"I never placed any restrictions on the players. I gave them a platform to perform. And I have given them the freedom to express themselves."
"Football bloody hell!"
"You can't possibly win anything without hard work and togetherness."
"The only way anyone will ever get the best out of me is if they show me the respect I deserve."
"I am such a bloody gambler, though. I always believe I'm going to win."
"At the end of this game, the European Cup will be only six feet away from you and you'll not even able to touch it if we lose. And for many of you that will be the closest you will ever get. Don't you dare come back in here without giving your all."
"I've never been given any leeway. I've worked for a living all my life."
"You must sleep well because you have played to the best of your ability."
"The only way to cope with a difficult time is to get stuck in."
"You can't always wait for the perfect time. Sometimes you must dare to jump."
"Encourage each other. Remain positive and confident."
"Winning the Champions League is better than anything. It's better than lifting the World Cup."
"It's getting tickly now, squeaky-bum time. I always said that will be the case in May."
"I don't like losing but I've mellowed."
"I used to have a saying that when a player is at his peak, he feels as though he can climb Everest in his slippers. That's what he did in this match."
"I try to respect everyone."
"The message is always the same: be yourself, stick to the principles that work, and work your guts out."
"I am not interested in what happened yesterday. I'm only interested in what happens today."
"I like knocking Liverpool off their perch."
"I'm going to tell you the same thing I tell my players – forget about it and move on."
"I never hold a grudge. I get very disappointed, but I never hold a grudge."
"I've never played for a draw in my life."
"Teamwork gives you the best opportunity to turn vision into reality."
"A lot of teams will become really frustrated, really disappointed when it's not going for them."
"I have never envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well."
"If I were running down the street with a jug of milk, people would finish up saying I was attempting to defraud the milkman."
"The minute you start talking about what you're going to do if you lose, you have lost."
"If you can't get to terms with losing, you shouldn't be in sport."
"The work of a team should always embrace a great player but the great player must always work."
"I'm privileged to have followed Sir Matt because all you have to do is to try and maintain some of the values and philosophies that he did."
"The unique thing about the English game is its style and its sporting culture."
"A lot of the motivation for a partnership is the motivation to work with a decent person, so you start with selecting a decent person first."
"Fail to prepare, prepare to fail."
"Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure."
"I think it's important to work out what really matters in life."
"The experience of defeat, or more particularly the manner in which a leader reacts to it, is an essential part of his leadership."
"I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork."
"The thing about losing a game is you can't turn the clock back. So why worry about it? Why cry about it? Press on."
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