Explore Quotes by George Best

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

My one big regret is that I didn’t play on for 10 more years.

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

If I had been born ugly, you would have never heard of Pele

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

Pain is temporary, glory...lasts forever!

Everyone went crazy over Wayne Rooney, but I get more excited by Cristiano Ronaldo.

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

If you'd given me the choice of going out and beating four men and smashing a goal in from thirty yards against Liverpool or going to bed with Miss World, it would have been a difficult choice. Luckily, I had 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.

That's what children do - throw food. That's not fighting. We were real men. We'd have chinned them.

In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life.

I'd give all the champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside him in a big European match at Old Trafford.

I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted

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