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'Pain is temporary, glory...lasts forever!'

More from George Best

  1. 'I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.'
  2. 'I used to go missing quite a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World.'
  3. [On David Beckham:] 'He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from…
  4. 'If I had been born ugly, you would never have heard of Pele.'
  5. 'In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol. It was the worst 20 minutes of my life.'
  6. 'Pele called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life.'
  7. [When Michael Parkinson asked how soon before kick-off George had made love:] 'Half time!'
  8. 'I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep.'

All George Best quotes