George Best Quotes

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

They say Paul Gascoigne is the new George Best but has he shagged three Miss Worlds?

If I had to choose between dribbling past 5 players and scoring from 40 yards at Anfield or shagging miss world, it’d be a hard choice. Thankfully, i’ve done both

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

I don’t recognize myself in the players I see today. There’s only one who excites me, and that is Thierry Henry. He’s not just a great footballer, he’s a showman, an entertainer.

There isn’t a single player I would pay to watch. A great entertainer needs to have charisma.

I’m OK. Much better than on other occasions. It’s true that I’ve made lots of mistakes but I’ve never tried to bother anyone. I want to stay alive, preferably in peace, without seeing every one of my mistakes in the papers, and on many occasions, even stories that are lies.

People say you have to hit rock bottom, and, I can tell you, almost dying is as rock bottom as it gets.

I was in for 10 hours and had 40 pints – beating my previous record by 20 minutes

I never went out in the morning with the intention of getting drunk. It just happened.

Robert Redford used to be such a handsome man and now look at him: everything has dropped, expanded and turned a funny color.

I always wanted more – more of everything.