“The chairmen of the largest companies in the world can cancel an appointment or move a board meeting; a manager cannot change the date of a game. In the combined 42 years that Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have managed in English football, I can only remember one occasion when Sir Alex did not attend a Manchester United game.” WorldYearsI CanRememberMovingGamesUnitedCompanyFootballMeetingsManagersOccasionsBoardsChairmanAlexManchesterAppointmentsManchester UnitedFergusonBoard MeetingsEnglish FootballWengerSir Alex Ferguson Author:Howard Wilkinson
“And lastly, Chairman Khrushchev has compared the United States to a worn-out runner living on its past performance, and stated that the Soviet Union would out-produce the United States by 1970. Without wishing to trade hyperbole with the Chairman, I do suggest that he reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall to hang the tiger's skin long before he his caught the tiger. This tiger has other ideas.” LongIdeasStatesPastWishUnitedUnited StatesProduceWallSkinsPerformancesTradeUnionsCaughtSovietWornRunnersTigersHuntersSoviet UnionChairmanLiving OnWorn OutHyperbole Author:John F. Kennedy
“All I do know is that I'll never be able to achieve what Tommy Docherty did, and that is take Aston Villa into the third division and Manchester United into the second division” KnowsAbleUnitedAchieveFootballThirdsManagersSoccerDivisionChairmanManchesterManchester UnitedVilla Author:Ron Atkinson
“What happened in the United changing room has happened to me 50 times in my career. I have kicked bottles of mineral water, bags and shoes but I never hit a player. It's a question of technique, and the Scots must have a better technique.” WaterUnitedRoomsCareersPlayerHappenedFootballShoesTechniqueManagersSoccerBagsBottlesChairmanMineralsScotsMineral Water Author:Marcello Lippi
“Arsenal and Manchester United play the best football. They're not happy with one goal, they want to win by three.” WantPlayThreeWinningGoalUnitedFootballManagersSoccerChairmanNot HappyManchesterArsenalBest FootballManchester United Author:Chris Coleman
“I don't understand the United Nations. They have selected Iran to sit on the U.N.'s women's rights panel. Iran! Also on the panel - Ben Roethlisberger, Chris Brown, Phil Spector, Robert Blake and committee chairman O.J. Simpson.” NationsUnitedRightsBrownIranWomens RightsCommitteesUnited NationsChairmanSelectedBlakeBen Roethlisberger Author:Jay Leno
“If your ego is in good shape you will pretend you're surprised if a National Chairman calls you to tell you his party wants to nominate you for President of the United States, but you're not really surprised.” IfsWantStatesPresidentUnitedPartyUnited StatesShapesEgoChairman Book:Champagne for One Source: Champagne for One
“Mr. Chairman, when the Fed was passed, the people of these United States did not perceive that a world system was being set up here... and that this country was to supply the financial power to an international superstate.” PeopleWorldCountryStatesUnitedUnited StatesFinancialInternationalPerceiveFedsChairman Author:Louis Thomas McFadden