Alex Ferguson
Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBEis a former Scottish football manager and player who managed Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is regarded by many players, managers and analysts to be one of the greatest and most successful managers of all time...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth31 December 1941
CityGovan, Scotland
goal mind lasts
You are not going to be happy if you lose to a goal in the last minute. It is difficult to take and difficult to get out of your mind.
inspirational funny football
I tried it 100 or a million times it couldn't happen again. If I could, I would have carried on playing.
football games play
As long as there are games to play its not over
football player young
As with every young player these days, Ronaldo is 18.
football sock ran
The lads really ran their socks into the ground.
guy wave
Jose was one of those guys on a surfboard who can stay longer on the wave than anyone else.
manchester-united united manchester
All they can talk about is Manchester United.
believe parent would-be
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.
cristiano-ronaldo scotland improving
He is improving all the time. He is only 21 and who knows what he is capable of. (on Cristiano Ronaldo)
losing fuse
I don't like losing but I've mellowed. I maybe have a short fuse but it goes away quicker now.
football conflict parallels
It's a conflict of parallels.
thinking work-out looks
Sometimes you look in a field and you see a cow and you think it's a better cow than the one you've got in your own field. It's a fact. Right? And it never really works out that way.
football horse jobs
Football management is such a pressurized thing - horse racing 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.
football player thinking
It was our worst-ever day, the worst result in my history, ever. Even as a player I don't think I ever lost 6-1.