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> [Everest in his slippers. That's what he was like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/everest-in-his-slippers-that-s-what-he-was-like/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

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> [I used to have a saying that when a player is at his peak, he feels as though he can climb.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/i-used-to-have-a-saying-that-when-a-player-is-at-his-peak-he-feels-as/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

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> [When an Italian tells me it's pasta on the plate, I check under the sauce to make sure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/when-an-italian-tells-me-it-s-pasta-on-the-plate-i-check-under-the/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

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> [Only true champions come out and show their worth after defeat- and I expect us to do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/only-true-champions-come-out-and-show-their-worth-after-defeat-and-i/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/my-greatest-challenge-is-not-what-s-happening-at-the-moment-my/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

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> [I tried it 100 or a million times it couldn't happen again. If I could, I would have carried on playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/i-tried-it-100-or-a-million-times-it-couldn-t-happen-again-if-i-could/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/i-remember-the-first-time-i-saw-him-he-was-13-and-just-floated-over/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/they-say-he-s-an-intelligent-man-right-speaks-five-languages-i-ve-got/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

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> [David Beckham is Britain's finest striker of a football not because of God-given talent but because he practises with a relentless application…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/david-beckham-is-britain-s-finest-striker-of-a-football-not-because/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

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## Other authors on Alex

## More by Alex Ferguson

> [I have nothing but praise for the boy. He is easily the best player in the world. His contribution as a goal threat is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/i-have-nothing-but-praise-for-the-boy-he-is-easily-the-best-player-in/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

> [The lads really ran their socks into the ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/the-lads-really-ran-their-socks-into-the-ground/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

> [Sometimes you look in a field and you see a cow and you think it's a better cow than the one you've got in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/sometimes-you-look-in-a-field-and-you-see-a-cow-and-you-think-it-s-a/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

> [If I have my health I can carry on. There will be a point when I do quit but I have absolutely no idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/if-i-have-my-health-i-can-carry-on-there-will-be-a-point-when-i-do/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

> [I'm-A-God-Look-At-Me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/i-m-a-god-look-at-me/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

> [If my parents were still alive, they would be very proud. They gave me a good start in life, the values that have driven…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/if-my-parents-were-still-alive-they-would-be-very-proud-they-gave-me/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

> [As with every young player these days, Ronaldo is 18.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/as-with-every-young-player-these-days-ronaldo-is-18/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

> [I've got a temper if I need it. Nothing wrong with losing your temper, if it's for the right reasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/i-ve-got-a-temper-if-i-need-it-nothing-wrong-with-losing-your-temper/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

> [The credit to them, the better team won and there's nothing we can do about that now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/the-credit-to-them-the-better-team-won-and-there-s-nothing-we-can-do/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

> [It was the most emphatic display of selflessness I have seen on a football field. Pounding over every blade of grass, competing as if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/it-was-the-most-emphatic-display-of-selflessness-i-have-seen-on-a/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

> [Her Majesty said she hoped I would have time for my horses - I own two and have shares in four.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/her-majesty-said-she-hoped-i-would-have-time-for-my-horses-i-own-two/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

> [To not apologize for the behavior of the players to another manager is unthinkable. It's a disgrace, but I don't expect Wenger to ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/to-not-apologize-for-the-behavior-of-the-players-to-another-manager/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

> [We have to try to beat Everyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/we-have-to-try-to-beat-everyone/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

> [Funnily enough we have never had one enquiry for Paul Scholes. You know why? Because they all know he will never leave. in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/funnily-enough-we-have-never-had-one-enquiry-for-paul-scholes-you/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

> [You are responsible to each other because when you win a game of football, you only need eight players to perform well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/you-are-responsible-to-each-other-because-when-you-win-a-game-of/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

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