George Best Quotes

I was born with a great gift, and sometimes with that comes a destructive streak.

I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted

He's not fit to lace my boots as a player.
(on Kevin Keegan)

To call Keegan a superstar is stretching a point.

When they first installed all-seater stadiums everyone predicted that the fans wouldn't stand for it

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 years, but this is the first time it's been a compliment to me.

I will respect this liver. After all, it's not mine.

Football is a sad game.

Drink,Drugs and shagging models.
The rest I just wasted.'
George Best on where his millions went.

In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life.

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 not just a great footballer, he's a showman, an entertainer.

Even at the height of my fame, 50 per cent of the people who saw me wanted a fight; it's the downside of being a star player.

I was ill, and everyone could see it but me.

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 from that he's all right.

If you make up your own mind, you can only blame yourself.

They told me I wouldn't make 25. Then it was 35, then 45. These were my doctors speaking - they're all dead now.

Pele called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life.

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 a great entertainer needs to have charisma, too. Does he have charisma? No.

People say you have to hit rock bottom, and, I can tell you, almost dying is as rock bottom as it gets.

Don't die like I did.

I spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.

I never went out in the morning with the intention of getting drunk. It just happened.

If you'd given me the choice of going out and beating four men and smashing a goal in from thirty yards against Liverpool or going to bed with Miss World, it would have been a difficult choice. Luckily, I had both.

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 the Friday and play on Saturday. That lasted until my friends at the Inland Revenue decided to take two-thirds. That wasn't very entertaining for me.

Love is about mutual respect, apart from attraction.

One day they might even say that I was another Ryan Giggs.

I was in for 10 hours and had 40 pints - beating my previous record by 20 minutes

Maybe 'loner' is too strong a word, but I've always enjoyed being on my own.

I definitely don't think that money can buy you love. It can buy you affection but certainly not love.

You can't trust very many people.

I must be the only person in the world who's looking forward to going into hospital. I can't wait to get it over and done with.

If I had to choose between dribbling past 5 players and scoring from 40 yards at Anfield or shagging miss world, it'd be a hard choice. Thankfully, i've done both