Quote #18

'He's not George Best, but then again, no-one is.' (Commentator Clive Tyldesley.)

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  1. '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…
  2. '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 …
  3. 'Don't die like me!' (reportedly the final message of George Best)
  4. 'Shellito was taken off suffering from twisted blood!' (United team-mate Pat Crerand after Best had given Chelsea full-back Ken Shellito a …
  5. [On Kevin Keegan:] 'He's been very, very lucky, an average player who came into the game when it was short of personalities.'
  6. 'He was able to use either foot - sometimes he seemed to have six.' (Sir Matt Busby)
  7. [On the infamous Battle of the Buffet between Manchester United and Arsenal players:] 'That's what children do - throw food. That's not fig…
  8. 'So George, where did it all go wrong?' (The hotel bellboy who delivered champagne to Best's room and found him entertaining a scantily-cla…

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