You can’t ever lose control – not when you are dealing with 30 top professionals who are all millionaires. And if anyone steps out of my control, that’s them dead ~ Sir Alex Ferguson Elberse, Anita, and Thomas Dye. “Sir Alex Ferguson: Managing Manchester United.” Harvard Business School Case 513-051, September 2012. Read more »
Sir Alex Ferguson on the Champions League
Have you seen the last six World Cups? It is better going to the dentist I suppose. The important thing is the Champions League has proved itself since its inception. It is better than the World Cup. It is unbelievable. There are some fantastic games. Yes, you have to get through the group stages before [...] Read more »
Sir Alex Ferguson Quote: Practice with a relentless application
David Beckham is Britain’s finest striker of a football not because of God-given talent but because he practices with a relentless application that the vast majority of less gifted players wouldn’t contemplate. ~ Sir Alex Ferguson on David Beckham Read more »
Sir Alex Ferguson on Roy Keane Versus Juventus
It was the most emphatic display of selflessness I have seen on a football field. Pounding over every blade of grass, competing if he would rather die of exhaustion than lose he inspired all around him. I felt it was an honor to be associated with such a player. ~ Sir Alex Ferguson, 21 April [...] Read more »
Sir Alex Ferguson Quote: Squeaky Bum Time
It’s getting tickly now – squeaky-bum time, I call it. ~ Sir Alex Ferguson, 2003 This classic quote was said during the closing weeks of the 2002 – 2003 season. “Squeaky-bum time” has since entered the general sports lexicon as the final and tense part of a sporting event or season. Read more »