George Best Quotes
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We were the first generation to have to deal with the modern stardom of football. Some handled it better than others.
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I can remember earning £5,000 a game playing for Hibs at the end of the Seventies. They let me commute from London, train on the Friday and play on Saturday. That lasted until my friends at the Inland Revenue decided to take two-thirds. That wasn't very entertaining for me.
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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.'
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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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I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World.
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David Beckham has never impressed me.
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When I was playing, there were always lots of teams in contention for the league - Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Leeds. Every week was a big game and a big battle.
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My one big regret is that I didn't play on for ten more years.
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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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I was the one who took football off the back pages and put it on to page one.
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He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's all right.
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Love is about mutual respect, apart from attraction.
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Drink is the only opponent I have been unable to beat.
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I used to rush home to see 'Match Of The Day.' Whatever I was doing, I wouldn't miss it.