George Best
12 quotes
Biography
"Love is about mutual respect, apart from attraction."
"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 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."
"In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life."
"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."
"...the Englishman [sic], George Best, who was an amazing footballer in his day but at the same time he was a bum and a drunk – a bohemian. Because of his soccer art though, he had a royal funeral."
"The best thing about being a dad? Well, I think it's just the thing that every man wants - to have a son and heir."
"Football is a sad game."
"You can't trust very many people."
"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."
"If I'd been born ugly, you'd never have heard of Pelé."