Alex Ferguson Quotes

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• Hard work will always overcome natural talent when natural talent does not work hard enough.

  Alex Ferguson

  Hard Work, Natural Talent, Overcoming

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• Only true champions come out and show their worth after defeat- and I expect us to do that.

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, Soccer, Sports

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• If you're going to be a footballer, be a great one.If you're going to have a dream, dream big.

  Alex Ferguson

  Motivational, Soccer, Dream

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• I've never played for a draw in my life.

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, Soccer, Football

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• Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles.

  Alex Ferguson

  Winning, Games, Titles

  "Mauricio Pochettino's Spurs have balance to lay title claim against Manchester City" by Paul Doyle, www.theguardian.com. October 1, 2016.

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• Promise is one thing. Fulfilling that promise is quite another.

  Alex Ferguson

  Wisdom, Promise, Fulfilling

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• Never give in or give up easily on a cause.

  Alex Ferguson

  Giving Up, Giving, Causes

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• Kindness is a universal language regardless of age, nationality or religion.

  Alex Ferguson

  Kindness, Age, Universal

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• As long as there are games to play its not over

  Alex Ferguson

  Football, Games, Play

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• The work of a team should always embrace a great player, but the great player must always work.

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, Teamwork, Player

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• Distinguish between power and control, delegate, be decisive - and always remember people's first names.

  Alex Ferguson

  Names, People, Advice

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• You start with what you believe in. I believe in building a football club rather than building a football team.

  Alex Ferguson

  Football, Team, Believe

  Interview with Charlie Rose, www.huffingtonpost.co.uk. March 10, 2013.

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• I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell.

  Alex Ferguson

  Sports, Football, Believe

  "Sir Alex Ferguson's 25 years at Manchester United - in quotes" by Benji Inwood, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2011.

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• It was the most emphatic display of selflessness I have seen on a football field. Pounding over every blade of grass, competing as if he would rather die of exhaustion than lose, he inspired all around him.

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, Football, Player

  "A-League talking points: Melbourne City fail another test of character" by Jonathan Howcroft, www.theguardian.com. November 1, 2015.

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• I tell the players that the bus is moving. This club has to progress. And the bus wouldn't wait for them. I tell them to get on board.

  Alex Ferguson

  Soccer, Moving, Player

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• The most important thing in a game like that is to win it.

  Alex Ferguson

  Winning, Games, Scotland

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• When an Italian tells me it's pasta on the plate, I check under the sauce to make sure.

  Alex Ferguson

  Funny, Football, Italian

  Sir Alex Ferguson's 25 years at Manchester United - in quotes" by Benji Inwood, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2011.

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• There is no evidence that changing your managers repeatedly leads to success, but there is evidence at Manchester United, I was managing there for 26 years I won 38 trophies.

  Alex Ferguson

  Years, Trophies, Manchester United

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• They say he's an intelligent man, right? Speaks five languages! I've got a 15-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast who speaks five languages!

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, Intelligent, Boys

  "Sir Alex Ferguson's 25 years at Manchester United - in quotes" by Benji Inwood, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2011.

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• I remember the first time I saw him. He was 13 and just floated over the ground like a cockier spaniel chasing a piece of silver paper in the wind.

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, Wind, Alex

  "Sir Alex Ferguson's 25 years at Manchester United - in quotes" by Benji Inwood, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2011.

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• My greatest challenge is not what's happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f*****g perch. And you can print that.

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, Challenges, Alex

  "Sir Alex Ferguson's 25 years at Manchester United - in quotes" by Benji Inwood, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2011.

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• Ronaldo could play for Millwall, QPR, Doncaster Rovers or anyone and he'd score a hat-trick. I'm not sure Messi could do it. Ronaldo's got two feet, he's quick, he's good in the air and he's brave, though Messi's brave too of course. I just think Messi is a Barcelona player.

  Alex Ferguson

  Player, Thinking, Air

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• I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork.

  Alex Ferguson

  Soccer, Teamwork, Canada

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• That lad must have been born offside.

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, Funny, Soccer

  Sir Alex Ferguson's 25 years at Manchester United - in quotes" by Benji Inwood, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2011.

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• If I have my health I can carry on. There will be a point when I do quit but I have absolutely no idea when that is.

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, Soccer, Ideas

  "Sir Alex Ferguson hits out at United fans' criticism of Glazers" by Andy Hunter, www.theguardian.com. July 28, 2010.

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