Quote #25

'What he had was unique, you can't coach it.', 'I think if you talk about Europe, you talk about five or six and if you talk about his qualities he'd always be in there. 'It was a short career but if you go back to the basic qualities he was exceptional.' [1] (Johan Cruyff)

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  2. 'Maradona good; Pele better; George Best' (A banner near the Best family home in the Cregagh Estate on the day of Best's funeral)
  3. 'The only thing I have in common with George Best is that we come from the same place, play for the same club and were discovered by the sa…
  4. 'George Best invented rock 'n' roll football' (Former France and Juventus midfield great Michel Platini)
  5. '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…
  6. 'From the second best player in the world' (On a signed football left as tribute to George Best by Pele)
  7. 'He was able to use either foot - sometimes he seemed to have six.' (Sir Matt Busby)
  8. 'Shellito was taken off suffering from twisted blood!' (United team-mate Pat Crerand after Best had given Chelsea full-back Ken Shellito a …

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