Alex Ferguson Quotes - Page 5

I'm a Pele fan from way back when I was a kid, and then there was always this thing later about Pele and Maradona. I was young and impressionable as a kid but it was always Pele for me.

In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.

If we can play like that every week well get some level of consistency.

I'm privileged to have followed Sir Matt because all you have to do is to try and maintain the standards that he set so many years ago.

He was taking 30 seconds to book a player. He was needing a rest. It was ridiculous.

Cole should be scoring from those distances, but I'm not going to single him out.

Football, bloody hell!

We are very focused this time and our preparation has been better. We maybe made one or two mistakes last time, but not this time.

Wayne is truly blessed. He doesn't just have ability, he has a fire inside him.

In any normal season, most of the teams below Chelsea would think they are doing quite well.

I'm-A-God-Look-At-Me.

Look at me – it's taken 10 years off me today. It's these tablets, they're great!

Her Majesty said she hoped I would have time for my horses - I own two and have shares in four.

He's a normal, likable, straightforward boy. (on David Beckham)

All they can talk about is Manchester United.

I was doing all the coaching schools so that I'd be able to stay in the game, and I gave myself a chance by doing that. I was only an average player, could score a goal or two, that sort of thing, but I wasn't a Bobby Charlton or a Messi, or Ronaldo. There are very, very few really great players who have become great coaches.

They (the press) have a hatred of Manchester United.

He could start a row in an empty house.

There are members of the London press who seek to antagonise me, deliberately.

I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France.

At the last minute, from what I can gather, either Emmanuel Adebayor or his agent phoned us after they had agreed a deal with City and then did the same with Chelsea. He was desperate to get to either Chelsea or us.

He's a novice - he should keep his opinions to Japanese football

You can't applaud a referee.

I am such a bloody talented guy. I might go into painting or something like that.

Everyone remembers Stuart Pearce as a determined, aggressive player, who played with great heart and enthusiasm that gave him a great career in the game.