“Once you bid farewell to discipline you say goodbye to success”
Source: Leading: Lessons in leadership from the legendary Manchester United manager
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Famous Alex Ferguson Quotes
“The work of a team should always embrace a great player, but the great player must always work.”
“I don't like losing but I've mellowed. I maybe have a short fuse but it goes away quicker now.”
“I'm no f****** talking to you. He's a f****** great player. Yous are f******* idiots.”
“He's a novice - he should keep his opinions to Japanese football”
“The credit to them, the better team won and there's nothing we can do about that now.”
“I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France.”
“He was taking 30 seconds to book a player. He was needing a rest. It was ridiculous.”
“I used to have a saying that when a player is at his peak, he feels as though he can climb.”
“Wayne is truly blessed. He doesn't just have ability, he has a fire inside him.”
“Only true champions come out and show their worth after defeat- and I expect us to do that.”