Sir Alex Ferguson Quotes

I think the fact that Sir Alex Ferguson rested Howard Webb had a lot to do with the result. ~ Noel Gallagher

A piece of football history. A unique coach [Sir Alex Ferguson], among the greatest of all-time. ~ Roberto Mancini

As long as we are
successful on the pitch, then I
will be here-unless Manchester United put in a call. But I don't think Sir Alex
Ferguson is planning to step
down just yet! ~ Paul Ince

You may find another Beckham or Ronaldo, but never ever will you find another Sir Alex Ferguson. ~ Eric Cantona

Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the best managers in football history. ~ Tim Howard

Those who hate or disrespect Sir Alex Ferguson , its only because he snatched away their dreams of winning. ~ Eric Cantona

The chairmen of the largest companies in the world can cancel an appointment or move a board meeting; a manager cannot change the date of a game. In the combined 42 years that Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have managed in English football, I can only remember one occasion when Sir Alex did not attend a Manchester United game. ~ Howard Wilkinson

He [Sir Alex Ferguson] used to play tapes of Bill Shankly talking. I remember that and a singer he liked. I don't know who it was but it was crap. He played it on the team bus too, and all the boys hated it. Until one night it got chucked away. If he's still wondering who threw that tape off the bus, it was me. So maybe he was right and I'm not to be trusted ... ~ Gordon Strachan

Sir Alex Ferguson ceases to amaze me as a manager ~ Tony Cascarino

I understand the intensity of the supporters. I wonder how they could turn up for work on Monday morning after we lost 5-1 to Manchester City. ~ Alex Ferguson

Part of the pursuit of excellence involves eliminating as many surprises as possible because life is full of the unexpected. ~ Alex Ferguson

There is no evidence that changing your managers repeatedly leads to success, but there is evidence at Manchester United, I was managing there for 26 years I won 38 trophies. ~ Alex Ferguson

As long as there are games to play its not over ~ Alex Ferguson

The pace of the game demanded a referee who was fit. It is an indictment of our game. You see referees abroad who are as fit as butcher's dogs. We have some who are fit. He wasn't fit. ~ Alex Ferguson

Jamie Carragher trained with United as a youngster. When he was with us he was a midfielder and a mundane, run-of-the-mill player. ~ Alex Ferguson

I am no coward sir! I shall stand and fight!"
"Well, I am," said Sal. "So can we go ... please? ~ Alex Scarrow

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. ~ Alex Ferguson

Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles. ~ Alex Ferguson

I don't like losing but I've mellowed. I maybe have a short fuse but it goes away quicker now. ~ Alex Ferguson

Kindness is a universal language regardless of age, nationality or religion. ~ Alex Ferguson

Lampard, for me, was a marvellous servant for Chelsea, but I didn't think of him as an elite international footballer. And I am one of the few who felt Gerrard was not a top, top player. ~ Alex Ferguson

There has been a lot of expectation on Manchester City and with the spending they have done they have to win something. Sometimes you have a noisy neighbor and have to live with it. ~ Alex Ferguson

Myths grow all the time. If I was to listen to the number of times I've thrown teacups then we've gone through some crockery in this place. It's completely exaggerated, but I don't like people arguing back with me. ~ Alex Ferguson

I bet him he wouldn't get 15 league goals and I'm going to have to change my bet with him. If he gets to 15 I can change it and I am allowed to do that because I'm the manager. I'm going to make it 150 now! ~ Alex Ferguson

Once you bid farewell to discipline you say goodbye to success ~ Alex Ferguson

The most important aspect of our system was training. Whatever happens on a Saturday afternoon has already occurred on the training ground. ~ Alex Ferguson

Onde you bid farewell to discipline you day goodbye to success ~ Alex Ferguson

It's great news. The reality of negotiations today is that they take time. But these have always been conducted in a good spirit and we are very pleased with the outcome. We can now look forward to the future. ~ Alex Ferguson

I think he was an angry man. He must have been disturbed for some reason. I think you have got to cut through the venom of it and hopefully he'll reflect and understand what he said was absolutely ridiculous. (On Benitez) ~ Alex Ferguson

I do like to try and see myself in football players. Everybody is different and express themselves in different ways. There are different kinds of talents of course and there are many who I would never have had the talent that they have when I was a player. But I still had that determination to be successful and try my best. ~ Alex Ferguson

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

Liverpool can play for only five minutes and win the game, that is the way they are. They pump the ball into the box and with good set-piece delivery they keep you under pressure. ~ Alex Ferguson

Everest in his slippers. That's what he was like. ~ Alex Ferguson

Only true champions come out and show their worth after defeat- and I expect us to do that. ~ Alex Ferguson

He's fiery, he's competitive, ... I think it was an unfair booking, and Wayne reacts like this against injustice. ~ Alex Ferguson

But then I always wanted to play for Rangers. Man United is a great club and Alex Ferguson is a legend. ~ Paul Gascoigne

I tell the players that the bus is moving. This club has to progress. And the bus wouldn't wait for them. I tell them to get on board. ~ Alex Ferguson

You are not going to be happy if you lose to a goal in the last minute. It is difficult to take and difficult to get out of your mind. ~ Alex Ferguson

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. ~ Alex Ferguson

It was the most emphatic display of selflessness I have seen on a football field. Pounding over every blade of grass, competing if he would rather die of exhaustion than lose, he inspired all around him. I felt such an honor to be associated with such a player. ~ Alex Ferguson

You have to put all the criticism of this club down to jealousy. United have produced more players who have played for their country, more world-class players and more players who have won European Footballer of the Year than any other team in this country, so we must be doing something right. ~ 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 your own field. It's a fact. Right? And it never really works out that way. ~ Alex Ferguson

I always say prepare to be a coach to anybody who wants to be a coach. At 24 years of age when I left engineering to become full time in football, I made sure that I was never going back to engineering. ~ Alex Ferguson

The lads really ran their socks into the ground. ~ Alex Ferguson

Football management is such a pressurised thing - horseracing is a release. I'm also learning to play the piano - I'm quite determined - it's another release from the pressure of my job. ~ Alex Ferguson

You cannot lead by following. ~ Alex Ferguson

A leader who arrives in a new setting, or inherits a big role, needs to curb the impulse to display his manhood. ~ Alex Ferguson

Critics have always questioned whether players like Pele from the 50s could play today. Lionel Messi could play in the 1950s and the present day, as could Di Stefano, Pele, Maradona, Cruyff because they are all great players. Lionel Messi without question fits into that category. ~ Alex Ferguson