People say you have to hit rock bottom, and, I can tell you, almost dying is as rock bottom as it gets. – George Best
There are good players, there are great players, and there are those few at the pinnacle – the Peles, Cruyffs and Maradonas. – George Best
I noticed that when I touched the ball on the field, you could hear this shrill noise in the crowd with all the birds screaming like at a Beatles concert. – George Best
It’s a big compliment that so many people want to see me. For them, it’s all about football. That’s what they remember about me. – George Best
When I was playing, there were always lots of teams in contention for the league – Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Leeds. Every week was a big game and a big battle. – George Best
It all went wrong with football, the thing I loved most of all, and from there, my life slowly fell apart. – George Best
We were the first generation to have to deal with the modern stardom of football. Some handled it better than others. – George Best
I can remember earning รด?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. – George Best
There are so many memories for me in Manchester. Everywhere I go, I think, ‘I used to have boutiques here, clubs there, restaurants in that area.’ – George Best
The best thing about being a dad? Well, I think it’s just the thing that every man wants – to have a son and heir. – George Best