100 result(s) for George Best Quotes.
"I don't have any time for hobbies. At the end of the day, I treat my job as a hobby. It's something I love doing."
"I might go to Alcoholics Anonymous, but I think it would be a waste of my time."
"I once said Gazza's IQ was less than his shirt number and he asked me: 'What’s an IQ?'"
"I never make predictions and I never will."
"I was born with a great gift, and sometimes with that comes a destructive streak. Just as I wanted to outdo everyone, I wanted to outdo myself. "
"I don't fear death. I don't really care about it. If I go out tomorrow, it wouldn't bother me."
"I'm going to live until I die, and everything in between is just another excuse to put it off."
Can't find the quotes you're looking for?
"I’m young, I want to have fun. I don’t want to be depressed. I don’t want to feel like I’m not enjoying life."
"I don’t care what other people think. I don’t think it matters. People are entitled to their opinion and I’m entitled to ignore it."
"I suppose I could have stayed at home and put my feet up, but what else would I have done?"
"I think I’ve achieved it all in football. I always played for the love of the game – and it brought out the best in me."
"People told me that I was too small to be a footballer, but I told them that I was too good not to be."
"I was the one who was supposed to take over from Di Stefano. But it never quite turned out that way."
"I only miss Manchester United a little. I was always glad to have played there. It’s still the greatest football training ground in the world."
"Football is the only sport that has given me pleasure, joy, and moments of happiness. No city, no friends can replace football in my heart."
"I’ll never be called an old man; I think it’s my right to win."
"I might go to Alcoholics Anonymous, but I think it would be a waste of time. I’ve got whisky on my breath and gin in my house."
"I cannot even remember what my last drink was – I can hardly remember the last two years of my drinking"
"I used to dream about taking the ball round the goalkeeper, stopping it on the line and then getting on my hands and knees and heading it into the net. When I scored against Benfica in the 1968 European Cup final, I nearly did it. I left the keeper for dead, but then I couldn’t find the ball."
"People say I slept with seven Miss Worlds. I didn’t. It was only four. I didn’t turn up for the other three."
"I don't cheat the public. I never have. It's not the way I'm made. I don't play a role. I am the same no matter what. I treat people with respect."
Can't find the quotes you're looking for?
"In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol, it was the worst 20 minutes of my life."
"I think I did a lot of good things, no one is perfect, we all make mistakes, and me more than anybody."
"When I die and they lay me to rest, I'm gonna go on the p*ss with Georgie Best!"
"I don't believe it was in my destiny to be a Manchester United player, I think it was my destiny to be a footballer and I just went on to wear the shirt of Manchester United."
"I could see through people. I'm not a great one for the modern game. I can see through all the bull that is thrown at us."
"They'll forget all the rubbish when I've left, they'll remember the football."
"I used to play football next to the wall as all the kids did and went to my local club, From there on, it ran away with me."
"Pele called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life."
"I have so many regrets about every mistake I made. When you're young you can be so, so stupid. It should not make any difference - but in the eyes of so many - it does"
"I'll let the fans judge me for what I am, good or bad."
"I don't suffer from stress, but I am a carrier."
"In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life."
"I used to go missing a lot. Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World."
"I used to dream about taking the ball round the keeper, stopping it on the line and then getting on my hands and knees and heading it into the net. When I scored against Benfica in the final, I nearly did it. I left the keeper for dead, but then I chickened out. I might have given the boss a heart attack."
Can't find the quotes you're looking for?
"I want to be remembered as a player who gave his all whenever he was on the pitch."
"I was the best player, but I wasn't the best professional."
"I thought I would just have a game and a run in the park with my mates. I still do."
"I used to go missing quite a lot. Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World."
"People say I slept with seven Miss Worlds. I didn't. It was only four. I didn't turn up for the other three."
"I once said Gazza's IQ was less than his shirt number, and he asked me: 'What's an IQ?' That sort of says it all."
"If I had been born ugly, you would never have heard of Pele."
"I might go missing again for weeks. It is one of those things I have to do. My dad has been too busy trying to put me off that sort of thing. Ultimately he didn't succeed."
"I watched Maradona and even Pele eventually ended up hawking Viagra – so I reckon I can continue to milk it as well."
"A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her."
"When I was in bed with a woman, I tried to take my last breath before she took her first."
"I used to collect football programmes. I still keep all the ones I played in."
"I started off with nothing, and I still have most of it."
"I'm the one who has to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want to."
"I don't use the phrase 'world class' lightly, but George was a world-class player."
"Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that."
"Maradona good; Pele better; George Best."
"I think I am a special player. I love football. It's my life."
"I don't have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to prove."
"Football is a simple game. 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win."
"I spent a week with George Best and I didn't see him train once. Mind you, I didn't see him play either."
"You never score if you don't take a shot."
"The Day I retired was the most beautiful day of my life. Being able to retire as a champion, nothing gets better than that."
"I think the success of any team is down to the two most important people at the club, the manager and the owner."
"Pelé called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life."
"George Best was the greatest player in the world."
"I never thought of myself as the best player in the world. I always thought I was just tricky and quick."
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."
"I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World."
"I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him."
"In 1969, I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life."
"I used to play football with only one thing in mind - to beat people."
"I've always said I want to end my career at the highest level. If there is anywhere on this earth where you can do that it is at Manchester United."
"He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces."
"I was the one who was supposed to be making a living from football but it ended up making a very good living out of me."
"I don't think anyone, whatever their religion, does really believe in hell."
"I was born with a bonus. I don't have a temperamental flaw, I can see and do things good footballers can't do."
"If I was born again, I would be a footballer, and you bet your life I'd be a bloody sight more successful than I've been."
"I used to dream about taking the ball round the keeper, stopping it on the line and then getting on my hands and knees and heading it into the net. When I scored against Benfica in the 1968 European Cup final I nearly did it. I left the keeper for dead but then I couldn't find the net. I decided to have a cup of tea."
"I'm working on my weaknesses and it's improving my strengths. That's something every player should do."
"I couldn't even imagine myself being a footballer when I was young. My only thought was riding my bike, having fun. I only thought about football when somebody asked me how to pronounce a word."
"When I was in my prime, I found the net so regularly it was like fishing by the net. All right, sometimes it was like fishing by the Thames."
"I'm a confident person and that's one reason why I can support Manchester United. I might be arrogant, but I don't think I'm better than Steve McLoughlin."
"I don't think an English club will win the European Cup in my lifetime."
"People say United's success is all about the money. That's not fair at all. They still put their shorts on one leg at a time."
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."
"I used to go missing a lot...Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World."
"I might go missing for a couple of days, but I will always come back."
"I would give all the champagne I have ever drunk to be playing alongside him in a big European match at Old Trafford."
"If I'd been born ugly, you would never have heard of Pele."
"I was the one who took it up like a monk takes up religion."
"I don't believe skill was, or ever will be, the result of coaches. It is a result of a love affair between the child and the ball."
"I just want to go out and enjoy the game. That's what football is about. That's what people seem to forget."
"In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol – it was the worst 20 minutes of my life."
"People might say I couldn't sing, but no one can ever say I didn't sing."
"If you'd given me the choice of going out and beating four men and smashing a goal in from thirty yards against Liverpool, or going to bed with Miss World, it would have been a difficult choice. Luckily, I had both."
"I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep."
"I don't mean to be bad, but I have not missed the lifestyle. The best thing is I feel good and the weight is off my shoulders. I'm not just playing and surviving."
"I was born with a great gift, and sometimes with that comes a destructive streak. Just as I wanted to outdo everyone when I played, I had to outdo everyone when we were out on the town."
"If you'd given me the choice of going out and beating four men and smashing a goal in from thirty yards against Liverpool or going to bed with Miss World, it would have been a difficult choice. Luckily, I had both."
"I am nobody, but I would like to be George Best."
"George Best will never die. There will be a continuous of Georgie Best for so many years ahead."
"He was untouchable in his prime. Dan Marino, John Elway, Bruce Smith – they had many others. But they weren’t untouchable. George was."
"He didn’t do tap-ins. Just liquid movement. His arms would be all over the place, but, by the time you thought, 'Would you just give it to me!', the ball was in the net."
"Best's last major-league season was the perfect anti-eulogy. The statistics speak of dismal failure; the performances, for those who understood, tell a different story."
Can't find the quotes you're looking for?
