George Best

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

"I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World."

"Ive stopped drinking, but only while Im asleep."

"...the Englishman [sic], George Best, who was an amazing footballer in his day but at the same time he was a bum and a drunk – a bohemian. Because of his soccer art though, he had a royal funeral."

"He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot tackle and he doesnt score many goals. Apart from that hes all right."

"If youd 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."

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