I want to be remembered for my football and the pleasure I gave people. — George Best Copy Share Image
They say Paul Gascoigne is the new George Best but has he shagged three Miss Worlds? — George Best Copy Share Image
In England, when an athlete gets to the top, we do our best to destroy him. — George Best Copy Share Image
It's a big compliment that so many people want to see me. For them, it's all about football. That's what they remember… — George Best Copy Share Image
I'd give all the champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside him in a big European match at Old Trafford. — George Best Copy Share Image
When I was playing, there were always lots of teams in contention for the league - Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Leeds. Every… — George Best Copy Share Image
There are good players, there are great players, and there are those few at the pinnacle - the Peles, Cruyffs and Maradonas. — George Best Copy Share Image
Football is big business - you can't get away from it. But you have to separate that side from the playing. — George Best Copy Share Image
He can't kick with his left foot, he can't head a ball, he can't tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart… — George Best Copy Share Image
From the FA to UEFA and FIFA, there's a naivety, a lack of knowledge and understanding and packed with people who are… — George Best Copy Share Image
The onus is on the managers to send out an attacking formation and to tell their players to be bold. — George Best Copy Share Image
If you'd given me the choice of going out and beating four men and smashing a goal in from thirty yards against… — George Best Copy Share Image
There isn't a single player I would pay to watch. You can say Thierry Henry, he's a fabulous striker, with pace and… — George Best Copy Share Image
Cristiano Ronaldo's was the most exciting debut I've ever seen. There have been a few players described as 'The New George Best'… — George Best Copy Share Image
Players today moan about the number of games, but when you're young, you can't play enough. — George Best Copy Share Image
The nice thing is that when people come up to me, it's the football they remember, not all the other rubbish. — George Best Copy Share Image
I don't recognize myself in the players I see today. There's only one who excites me, and that is Thierry Henry. He's… — George Best Copy Share Image
Pele called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life. — George Best Copy Share Image
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… — George Best Copy Share Image
One reason I don't want to play in England again is because we don't have any personalities. — George Best Copy Share Image
Every team has a hard man. We has Nobby Stiles, Chelsea had Chopper, Arsenal had Peter Storey, Liverpool had Tommy Smith. Leeds… — George Best Copy Share Image
It all went wrong with football, the thing I loved most of all, and from there, my life slowly fell apart. — George Best Copy Share Image
We were the first generation to have to deal with the modern stardom of football. Some handled it better than others. — George Best Copy Share Image
I was the one who took football off the back pages and put it on to page one. — George Best Copy Share Image
At the start of the season, there are 16 teams in the top division looking behind them, making sure they avoid relegation.… — George Best Copy Share Image
In 1969, I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life. — George Best Copy Share Image
I want to be remembered for my football and the pleasure I gave people. — George Best Copy Share Image
The best thing about being a dad? Well, I think it's just the thing that every man wants - to have a son and… — George Best Copy Share Image
Me and a mate picked up two darling birds and they took us back to their flat. I went into the bedroom with my… — George Best Copy Share Image
Robert Redford used to be such a handsome man and now look at him: everything has dropped, expanded and turned a funny color. — George Best Copy Share Image
Cristiano Ronaldo's was the most exciting debut I've ever seen. There have been a few players described as 'The New George Best' over the… — George Best Copy Share Image
There isn't a single player I would pay to watch. You can say Thierry Henry, he's a fabulous striker, with pace and power, but… — George Best Copy Share Image
I can remember earning £5,000 a game playing for Hibs at the end of the Seventies. They let me commute from London, train on… — George Best Copy Share Image
