Alex Ferguson Quotes

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

Moving, Wait, Tell

Sometimes in football you have to hold your hand up and say, yeah, they're better than us.
Alex Ferguson

Football, Sometimes, Hand

I've never played for a draw in my life.
Alex Ferguson

Life, Played, Draw

The work of a team should always embrace a great player but the great player must always work.
Alex Ferguson

Work, Great, Team

If I have my health I can carry on. There will be a point when I do quit but I have absolutely no idea when that is.
Alex Ferguson

Health, Idea, Point

You can't applaud a referee.
Alex Ferguson

Referee, Applaud

As long as there are games to play it is not over.
Alex Ferguson

Long, Play, Games

I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork.
Alex Ferguson

Tell, Story, Second

If my parents were still alive, they would be very proud. They gave me a good start in life, the values that have driven me, and the confidence to believe in myself.
Alex Ferguson

Life, Good, Parents

Sometimes you're not sure about a player. Sometimes you doubt. Sometimes you have to guess. Sometimes... you just know.
Alex Ferguson

Doubt, Sometimes, Sure

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

Learning, Job, Football

Her Majesty said she hoped I would have time for my horses - I own two and have shares in four.
Alex Ferguson

Time, Two, Said

I do believe in fate.
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

Short, Away, Losing

I feel sympathy for the working class lad. I've always championed about ticket prices and try to equate that to people's salaries.
Alex Ferguson

Sympathy, Try, Working

If we can play like that every week we'll get some level of consistency.
Alex Ferguson

Play, Week, Level

In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.
Alex Ferguson

Real, Football, Short

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

Time, Through, Place

The culmination of three trophies was the pinnacle of my career and it has been rewarded with a knighthood.
Alex Ferguson

Career, Three, Pinnacle

There are members of the London press who seek to antagonise me, deliberately.
Alex Ferguson

London, Seek, Press

Well, football is a hard game; there's no denying it. It's a game that can bring out the worst in you, at times.
Alex Ferguson

Game, Football, Hard

You are responsible to each other because when you win a game of football, you only need eight players to perform well.
Alex Ferguson

Game, Football, Win

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Coach

Born: December 31, 1941

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