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I noticed that when I touched the ball on the field, you could hear this shrill noise in the crowd with all the birds screaming like at a Beatles concert.
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It's a big compliment that so many people want to see me. For them, it's all about football. That's what they remember about me.
George Best
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They'll forget all the rubbish when I've gone, and they'll remember the football. If only one person thinks I'm the best player in the world, that's good enough for me.
George Best -
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 chickened out.
George Best -
Just as I wanted to outdo everyone when I played, I had to outdo everyone when we were out on the town.
George Best -
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.
George Best -
Dave Mackay is my definition of a superstar. The man broke his leg three times, but wouldn't be carried off. He walked off.
George Best -
I'd have to be superman to do some of the things I'm supposed to have done, I've been at six different places at six different times.
George Best
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There isn't a single player I would pay to watch. You can say Thierry Henry, he's a fabulous striker, with pace and power, but a great entertainer needs to have charisma, too. Does he have charisma? No.
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I became a beach bum.
George Best -
The people of Northern Ireland have sorted out my whole life.
George Best -
You can't trust very many people.
George Best -
There are so many memories for me in Manchester. Everywhere I go, I think, 'I used to have boutiques here, clubs there, restaurants in that area.'
George Best -
The onus is on the managers to send out an attacking formation and to tell their players to be bold.
George Best
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I always wanted more - more of everything.
George Best -
From the FA to UEFA and FIFA, there's a naivety, a lack of knowledge and understanding and packed with people who are out of touch.
George Best -
I've always been a bit of a gypsy.
George Best -
That thing about being an icon, the fifth Beatle, I just found it so freaky.
George Best -
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.
George Best -
I was 19 or 20 when The Beatles were at their peak, and I was coming up to the peak of my career, too. I was also the first footballer to have long hair, and that's how I got my nickname 'the Fifth Beatle.'
George Best
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Football is big business - you can't get away from it. But you have to separate that side from the playing.
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Maybe 'loner' is too strong a word, but I've always enjoyed being on my own.
George Best -
I'm lucky that, despite all the bad press I've had over the years, the public still seems to like me.
George Best -
When I look back on my life as a whole, it is impossible for me not to feel blessed.
George Best