George Best Quotes

I’ve stopped drinking, but only while I’m asleep.

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

I told Pelé I love to play football, and he told me he loved me playing football. I thought that was beautiful.

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 decision. Luckily, I had both.

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

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

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

I was the first celebrity footballer, the blueprint for the modern footballer.

I think I’ve stopped drinking for good.

I’m not religious, I’m Catholic.

I used to play football, and on occasion, party as if there was no tomorrow. I guess I took the game to the extremes.

I can’t work out whether people are seeing me as a golden boy or as one who just likes the good times and the women. I guess it’s a bit of each.

I spent a lot of money on the nightclubs, but I made a lot of money playing soccer.

I am not driven by money, but I am driven. I am driven to keep going.

I would give all the champagne I’ve ever drunk to be playing alongside him in a big European match at Old Trafford.”

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 decision. Luckily, I had both.

I think I’ve stopped drinking for good.

I regret many things I’ve done, but if I hadn’t done them I wouldn’t have the knowledge I have now and wouldn’t be the man I am now.

I used to dream about taking the ball round the goalkeeper, stopping it on the line, and then getting on my hands and knees and heading it into the net. When I scored against Southampton, I nearly did it.

I think I’ve become a better player under Matt Busby. I’ve learned to keep the ball down now, instead of booting it off aimlessly.”

Everyone should have a love affair with football.

I once said Gazza’s IQ was less than his shirt number and he asked me: ‘What’s an IQ?’

I’ve stopped drinking now, but only while I’m asleep.

Sometimes in football, you have to score goals.

I’ve always been against passionate people swearing in football.

I’ve always said that if I wasn’t a footballer, I would be a virgin.

I went to play in America, and as everyone knows, it didn’t work out for me.

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

I have quite a few regrets, including smoking at a young age and my numerous affairs. But God does forgive you eventually.

I’m very privileged. I’ve had a lot of ups and downs but I have the belief in myself to get through it. I thank my family and friends for their support.

I think I’ve become a much better player under Jock Stein.

I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that is the best they are going to feel all day.

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

If I’d been born ugly, you’d never have heard of Pelé.

I’ve been blessed with many things in my life, but nothing compares to the relationship I have with my family.

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

I’ve stopped drinking now, but only while I’m asleep.

Sometimes, when you hit a wall, you have to keep going.

I really should have been playing with a cigar because I was on a different level to everyone else.

I once said Gazza’s IQ was less than his shirt number and he asked me: ‘What’s an IQ?’

I’m number one at not being number one.

I have spent a fortune on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.

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.

They’ll forget all the rubbish when I’ve gone and they’ll remember the football. If only one person thinks I’m the best player in the world, that’s good enough for me.

There isn’t a club in the world that doesn’t have pockets.

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

I once said Gazza’s IQ was less than his shirt number and he asked me: ‘What’s an IQ?’

I have spent a fortune on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.

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.

They’ll forget all the rubbish when I’ve gone and they’ll remember the football. If only one person thinks I’m the best player in the world, that’s good enough for me.