Alex Ferguson Quotes

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

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

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

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

Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles.

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

Never give in or give up easily on a cause.

As long as there are games to play its not over

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

That lad must have been born offside.

I always used to say to players at half-time, 'Be patient. The last fifteen minutes throw the kitchen sink at them. It's worth a gamble'. You are going to lose the game anyway. There is nothing better than when you get to that last fifteen minutes and you actually win the game late on. The fans are going out of the gates I gave it a try and it worked.

I have nothing but praise for the boy. He is easily the best player in the world. His contribution as a goal threat is unbelievable. His stats are incredible. Strikes at goal, attempts on goal, raids into the penalty box, headers. It is all there. Absolutely astounding.