Alex Ferguson Quotes :
“Football, bloody hell!”
“Only true champions come out and show their worth after defeat- and I expect us to do that.”
“I can’t believe it. I can’t believe it. Football. Bloody hell.”
“I’m a fan of good football, and I think good football can come from anywhere.”
“The work of a team should always embrace a great player but the great player must always work.”
“You can’t applaud a referee.”
“Sometimes in football you have to hold your hand up and say, ‘yeah, they’re better than us.'”
“If my parents were alive, they would be amazed at the kind of education that I have had. They would have been so proud of me.”
“My greatest challenge is not what’s happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f***ing perch. And you can print that.”
“I’ve never played for a draw in my life.”
“If you don’t recognize your own weaknesses, you’ll remain ignorant of the trouble that lies ahead.”
“You learn more from defeats than you do from victories.”
“You can’t always come in shouting and screaming.”
“Well, I think I have become more tolerant over the years.”
“I always used to think that criticism from a manager hurt players’ pride.”
“At the end of this game, the European Cup will be only six feet away from you, and you’ll not even be 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.”
“The difference between players is not always down to technical ability but to character, personality, and desire.”
“I always tell young players when they join us, if you want to be remembered, make history.”
“The first thought that comes to your mind should always be to make history.”
“The experience of defeat means that we will value our victory all the more.”
“It’s getting tickly now – squeaky-bum time, I call it.”
“The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they don’t know the game.”
“I never played for a draw in my life.”
“Football is a mysterious game. Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.”
“If you are first, you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.”
“When you are out in that field you are in control of your destiny.”
“My job is to give us the best possible chance of winning.”
“Hard work will always overcome natural talent when natural talent does not work hard enough.”
“I’ve never been one to look back, I’ve always been a forward thinker.”
“Don’t let your head drop. We’re Manchester United, you’re a Manchester United player, you’re a Manchester United manager. Never ever let your head drop.”
“Once you bid farewell to discipline you say goodbye to success.”
“I have always tried to be the bridge between the club and the fans.”
“You don’t get what you deserve in this game; you get what you take.”
“I tell the players to remember two things: first, there are times to play football and times to be in bed.”
“Only true champions come out and show their worth after defeat – and I expect us to do that.”
“The pressure is always there.”
“The work of a team should always embrace a great player but the great player must always work.”
“If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win.”
“There is no room for criticism on the training field. For a player – and for any human being – there is nothing better than hearing ‘well done’.”
“I’ve never played for a draw in my life.”
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