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- I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered. George Best. Soccer, Sports, Football.
- If I had to choose between dribbling past 5 players and scoring from 40 yards at Anfield or shagging miss world, it'd be a hard choice. Thankfully, i've done both.
- In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life. George Best. Drinking, Alcohol, Minutes.
- I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World. George Best. Soccer, Missing, Ireland And The Irish.
- On his legacy… "They'll forget all the rubbish when I've gone and they'll remember the football. If only one person thinks I'm the best player in the world, that's good enough for me.
- 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."
- On the Miss World rumours… "They say I slept with seven Miss Worlds. I didn't. It was only four. I didn't turn up for the other three. "
- On being born with a gift… "I was born with a great gift, and sometimes with that comes a destructive streak. Just as I wanted to outdo everyone when I played, I had to outdo everyone when we were out on the town.
Nov 25, 2005 · A collection of quotes by George Best, the legendary Irish footballer and the fifth Beatle. Read his witty, honest and self-deprecating remarks on love, life, football and fame.
- Sir Bobby Charlton. “At the time when he first got in the team, no one had seen his like before: someone who was so small and tough, who would go into tackles, but also had the ability to turn people inside out and beat anyone he liked.
- Sir Matt Busby. “He was able to use either foot – sometimes he seemed to have six.”
- Diego Maradona. “George inspired me when I was young. He was flamboyant and exciting and able to inspire his team-mates. I actually think we were very similar players – dribblers who were able to create moments of magic.”
- Pele. “The great football critics said that because of his technical skills he didn’t seem like a European athlete but rather like a Brazilian athlete who danced the samba with the ball at his feet.
- George Best on Cristiano Ronaldo
- George Best on Choices
- George Best on Competitiveness
- George Best on David Beckham
- George Best on Regrets
- George Best on Money
- George Best on Modesty
- George Best on Bobby Charlton
- George Best on Paul Gascoigne
- George Best on Memory
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"There have been a few players described as the new George Best over the years, but this is the first time it's been a compliment to me." Best was famously dismissive of comparisons that were made to him, but he was a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal star inherited Manchester United's famous Number 7 shirt when he signed for the club and ...
"If you'd given me the choice of going out and beating four men and smashing a goal in from 30 yards against Liverpool or going to bed with Miss World, it would have been a difficult choice. Luckily, I had both." The Belfast native never had the problem of choice during his heyday - he had the best of both worlds as far as he saw it.
"I was born with a great gift, and sometimes with that comes a destructive streak. Just as I wanted to outdo everyone when I played, I had to outdo everyone when we were out on the town." Best's competitive nature was what helped him become one of the top footballers of his generation, but he believed it was also a major ingredient in his fall from...
"He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that, he's all right." David Beckham took the Manchester United Number 7 shirt from Eric Cantona and anyone who wears that particular jersey is inevitably compared to previous wearers. Best gave his assessment of the then-England ...
"I took a penalty against Chelsea in 1971 and Peter Bonetti saved it. I wish I'd sent it the other way." When asked by Esquiremagazine if he would like to change anything about his life, Best couldn't pass up the chance to deliver a sarcastic response.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." Best lived a famously extravagant life, which involved plenty of indulgences. Despite the judgement that was directed at his lifestyle, it was elsewhere that he felt he wasted his money.
"If I'd been born ugly, you'd never have heard of Pele." Given his prodigious talent, Best was widely considered - even by Pele himself - as the greatest footballer in the world. The Red Devils legend suggested that his stature in the game would have been much greater had he been less distracted by other pursuits off the field during his career.
"He did have my son at one of his Schools of Excellence once.... and he came back bald." The myth went that Best did not always see eye to eye with Charlton and, when asked about it on the 'Mrs Merton Show', the Irishman could not resist a dig about his old team-mate's hair - or lack of it.
"I think he's a very talented player, but he's not in the same class as me." Asked by Terry Wogan for his opinion on a young football genius who also happened to be something of a hellraiser, Best left no doubt about who did it better.
"Well, there's no point in asking me. I can't remember what happened last night!" Appearing on popular BBCsports quiz show 'A Question of Sport', Best was asked by the host to detail what happened next in a short clip, but he conceded his powers of recollection had left him.
Read some of the best quotes from Manchester United legend George Best, who was a genius on the pitch but a hellraiser off it. He mocked Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Bobby Charlton and more with his wit and humour.
Explore 30 quotes by George Best, a legendary football player who combined extraordinary talent and captivating personality with a lavish and troubled lifestyle. Learn about his achievements, struggles, and insights on the game, fame, and addiction.
Feb 9, 2019 · Read some of the most iconic quotes from the most naturally talented footballer of all time, George Best. From his humour to his arrogance, he was a legend on and off the pitch.
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