George Best Quotes
This is an ideal excuse for some George Best quotes:
"I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered"
"I went missing quite a lot...... Miss England, Miss Wales, Miss world."
"In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol. It was the worst 20 minutes of my life."
On why he went to America: "I was driving through London when I saw an advert saying 'Drink Canada dry' "
On his liver transplant blood transfusion: "I was in for 10 hours and had 40 pints - beating my previous record by 20 minutes."
"Pele called me the greatest footballer in the world, that is the ultimate salute to my life."
"If I had been born ugly, you would never have heard of Pele"
"When I die I'd like to be remembered as the greatest footballer of all time. When that day comes, they won't talk about the booze, the women, the fast cars. They'll talk about the football"
“I once said Gazza's IQ was less than his shirt number. He asked me: 'What's an IQ?”
"To call Keegan a superstar is stretching a point."
More on Kevin Keegan: "He's not fit to lace my boots as a player."
On David Beckham: "He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head the ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's alright."
“People always say I shouldn't be burning the candle at both ends. Maybe they haven't got a big enough candle.”
On being made Footballer of the Century in 1999: “It's a pleasure to be standing here. It's a pleasure to be standing up.”
He was particularly fond of relating the tale of the night porter who brought a bottle of champagne to his Bloomsbury hotel room shortly after he had quit Manchester United. Confronted by the sight of a former Miss World, Mary Stavin, spilling out of her negligee and by the piles of cash Best had won in a casino earlier that evening scattered on the bed, the porter pocketed a £50 tip and asked if Best would mind him asking a question: “Where did it all go wrong, George?”
Where have all the characters gone?
George, rest in peace.
