Manchester United Quotes - Page 2

• The little boy inside me was screaming 'Manchester United'. United breathes football... the perfect match for me.

  Robin van Persie

  Football, Boys, Perfect

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• Maybe one small regret is that I never got to play with Paul Scholes - but I was never going to leave Barcelona and he was never going to leave Manchester United.

  Xavi

  Regret, Play, Barcelona

  "Xavi: My Only Regret Is Not Playing With Scholes". Interview with David Lynch, www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. August 06, 2014.

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• I think what's surprised me most about the club is to feel that wherever you go, even when you go on holiday to a quiet place, you always find Man Utd supporters. It's something that you do not expect in some countries, yet we have them all around the world. Manchester United is a special and unique club because of its history. No-one has won as many trophies as we have in the English league. That history is something that you cannot buy. I think this club has a lot of great history and I feel very proud to be part of it.

  Juan Mata

  Country, Holiday, Unique

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• Paul Jewell's sides are always hard to break down, although Manchester United have a habit of breaking his sides down pretty easily.

  Charlie Nicholas

  Sides, Breaking Down, Habit

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• I just want to get in the team and show all of them what I can do. 
  (on signing for Manchester united)

  Wayne Rooney

  Team, Want, England

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• Manchester United might not win Premier League every year, but we'd always be up there competing for it every year.

  Alex Ferguson

  Winning, Years, League

  "Read the Fergie interview transcript... on holding grudges, listening to American Civil War tapes on the way to work, handling Man United's millionaires and why he thinks Pele is THE all-time No 1". Interview with Charlie Rose, www.dailymail.co.uk. October 2, 2013.

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• I have always considered myself to be very fortunate. To play for the biggest club in the world, which also happens to be the team I supported as a boy, means I have never had to consider changing away from Manchester United.

  Ryan Giggs

  Team, Mean, Boys

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• I'm privileged to have followed Sir Matt because all you have to do is to try and maintain the standards that he set so many years ago.

  Alex Ferguson

  Years, Trying, Standards

  "What Can One Learn About Management From Sir Alex Ferguson?" by Shivram Subramanian, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 21, 2012.

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

  George Best

  Soccer, Sports, Football

  "Best: Decline of the golden boy". news.bbc.co.uk. June 14, 2005.

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• Steve Jobs was Apple; Sir Alex Ferguson is Manchester United.

  David Gill

  Jobs, Apples, Alex

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• In all modesty, my summing up of 1955-6 and 1956-7 must be that no club in the country could live with Manchester United.

  Matt Busby

  Country, Clubs, Modesty

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• Manchester United is still in my heart. Disappointed they didn't win the title but they are still the kings of Premier League.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Kings, Heart, Winning

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• He could start a row in an empty house.

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, House, Empty

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• I love the pressure of managing Manchester United

  Manuel Pellegrini

  Pressure, United, Manchester

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• Winning the Ballon d’Or never bothered me. I just wanted to play for Manchester United.

  Paul Scholes

  Winning, Play, Wanted

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• If Chelsea drop points, the cat's out in the open. And you know what cats are like - sometimes they don't come home.

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, Home, Cat

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• They (the press) have a hatred of Manchester United.

  Alex Ferguson

  Hatred, Presses, United

  "Fergie fumes at 'hateful press", www.theguardian.com. December 13, 2005.

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• As long as we are
  successful on the pitch, then I
  will be here-unless Manchester United put in a call. But I don't think Sir Alex
  Ferguson is planning to step
  down just yet!

  Paul Ince

  Successful, Thinking, Long

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• I tried it 100 or a million times it couldn't happen again. If I could, I would have carried on playing.

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, Funny, Football

  " Sir Alex Ferguson's 25 years at Manchester United - in quotes" by Benji Inwood, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2011.

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• If you want me to rule out ever being Manchester United manager, I can't. Special clubs need special managers, so in theory it could work.

  Jose Mourinho

  Special, Needs, Clubs

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• I think Rafael Benítez was an angry man. He must have been disturbed for some reason. I think you have got to cut through the venom of it and hopefully he'll reflect and understand what he said was absolutely ridiculous.

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, Cutting, Men

  "Sir Alex Ferguson's 25 years at Manchester United - in quotes" by Benji Inwood, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2011.

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• To not apologize for the behavior of the players to another manager is unthinkable. It's a disgrace, but I don't expect Wenger to ever apologize...he's that type of person.

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, Player, Wenger

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• What do you think of Manchester Uniteds three Rs - Rooney, Ronaldo and van Nistelrooy?

  Rob McCaffrey

  Thinking, Three, Rooney

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• I am not a man of many words, but I can honestly say that playing football is all I have ever wanted to do and to have had such a long and successful career at Manchester United has been a real honour. This was not a decision that I have taken lightly but I feel now is the right time for me to stop playing. To have been part of the team that helped the Club reach that 19th title is a great privilege.

  Paul Scholes

  Football, Real, Team

  "Manner of Paul Scholes's retirement reflects his lack of ego" by Andy Hunter, www.theguardian.com. May 31, 2011.

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• Scholes was playing tiki-taka football when nobody in England knew what it was. He was another of those players, like Denis Law or Bobby Moore, who at 15 probably looked as if he wouldn't make it. Too small, you would think - can't run, dumpy little ginger nut - but then the ball would come to him and he would dazzle you. He was the best footballer in that Manchester United midfield, better than Ryan Giggs and Roy Keane.

  Harry Redknapp

  Running, Football, Player

  "A Man Walks On To a Pitch: Stories from a Life in Football". Book by Harry Redknapp, October 9, 2014.

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