Quote #19

'David Beckham is Britain's finest striker of a football not because of God-given talent but because he practises with a relentless application that the vast majority of less gifted players wouldn't contemplate.'

More from Alex Ferguson

  1. 'They say he's an intelligent man, right? Speaks five languages! I've got a 15-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast who speaks five languages!'
  2. 'What the fuck are you lot playing at? That is the biggest load of shite I've ever seen. Not one of you can look me in the eye, because not…
  3. 'He's a bully, a fucking big-time Charlie'.
  4. 'If he was an inch taller he'd be the best centre half in Britain. His father is 6ft 2in - I'd check the milkman.'
  5. 'I am such a bloody talented guy. I might go into painting or something like that.'
  6. 'When an Italian tells me it's pasta on the plate I check under the sauce to make sure. They are the inventors of the smokescreen.'
  7. 'It keeps those fuckers from the media out.'
  8. 'Whether dribbling or sprinting, Ryan can leave the best defenders with twisted blood'

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