My Top 10 George Best quotes :
"If I'd been born ugly, you would have never heard of Pele " .This was what George Best had to say about Pele who had hailed him ( Best ) as the best footballer in the world.
George was almost as famous for his witty comments as he was for his football , and his off field antics.
Here are some of his best quotes, and a few about him.
9) "I was in for 10 hours and 40 pints - beating my previous record by 20 minutes." George Best, on the blood transfusion after his liver transplant
8) "In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life."
7) "Well, I suppose that's the knighthood f**ked." ,Best after being sent to prison in 1984 for drunk driving.
6) "After his first training session in heaven, George Best, from his favourite right wing, turned the head of God who was filling in at left-back.",Eric Cantona on George Best
5) Reporter Sue Mott, taking Best's mobile phone number: "God, do you realise half the women in the world would pay good money to get that number?"
Best: "Half the women in the world have got it."
4) "He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head the ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's alright" George Best, on David Beckham
3) "The only tragedy George Best had to confront, is that he will never know how good he could have been.", Michael Parkinson , British broadcaster and journalist
2) "Mr Best, where did it all go wrong?" , a hotel bell boy delivering champagne to Best's room , upon finding thousands of pounds in casino chips , and the current Miss World on his bed.
1) "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.All the bad times cannot wipe away the good memories, and despite all the ups and downs, when I look at my life as a whole, it is impossible for me not to feel blessed. "
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