Quote #16
'Don't die like me!' (reportedly the final message of George Best)
More from George Best
- [On Kevin Keegan:] 'He's been very, very lucky, an average player who came into the game when it was short of personalities.'
- 'Boss, I think I've found you a genius.' (The telegram sent to Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby by talent scout Bob Bishop, who dis…
- [On the infamous Battle of the Buffet between Manchester United and Arsenal players:] 'That's what children do - throw food. That's not fig…
- 'He's not George Best, but then again, no-one is.' (Commentator Clive Tyldesley.)
- 'I was in [for the blood transfusion after a liver transplant] for 10 hours and had 40 pints - beating my previous record by 20 minutes.'
- 'The closest I got to him was when we shook hands at the end of the game.' (Northampton Town player Roy Fairfax, who had been marking Best …
- [On Eric Cantona:] 'I'd give all the Champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside him in a big European match at Old Trafford.'
- 'Shellito was taken off suffering from twisted blood!' (United team-mate Pat Crerand after Best had given Chelsea full-back Ken Shellito a …