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George Best bol profesionálny futbalista pochádzajúci zo Severného Írska hrajúci hlavne za Manchester United, ktorý je považovaný za jedného z najlepších futbalistov všetkých čias.

George Best hral za Manchester United v rokoch 1963 až 1974. Získal s týmto klubom Pohár majstrov európskych krajín v rokoch 1965 a 1967 a Pohár UEFA v roku 1968. V roku 1968 bol vyhlásený za Futbalistu Európy a Hráča roka. Wikipedia  

✵ 22. máj 1946 – 25. november 2005
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“I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.”

Reported in " Best: Decline of the golden boy http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4090840.stm", BBC News (June 14 2005).

“I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep.”

C. 1974; reported in Patrick West, Beating Them at Their Own Game: How the Irish Conquered English Soccer (2006), p. 188.

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

Reported in Ned Sherrin, Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (2008), p. 153.

“…the Englishman, George Best, who was an amazing footballer in his day but at the same time he was a bum and a drunk – a bohemian. Because of his soccer art though, he had a royal funeral.”

Dragoslav Šekularac,
quoted in interview with ['Get Out of Here, I am Sekularac', Prvoslav Vujcic, http://www.urbanbookcircle.com/get-out-of-here-i-am-sekularac-by-prvoslav-vujcic.html, Urban Book Circle, 2006-05-01, 2016-05-15]
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“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.”

On Cristiano Ronaldo; reported in " Funniest ever footie quotes http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article891202.ece", TheSun.co.uk (March 8, 2008).

“He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's all right.”

On David Beckham; reported in " The things they say: George Best http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1085364.html", FIFA.com (July 31, 2009).

“I used to go missing a lot… Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World.”

Reported in " The things they say: George Best http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1085364.html", FIFA.com (July 31, 2009).