An icon of the 60s in Britain. The Irish lad that could make a ball talk.

GEORGE BEST IN HIS OWN WORDS

Here is a selection of the Manchester United legends most memorable quotes.

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

"They say I slept with seven Miss Worlds. I didn't - it was only four. I didn't turn up for the other three."

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

"Perhaps he saw something I didn't" - on the bellboy who entered his
hotel room to see Best in bed with the current Miss World, a magnum of champagne and several thousand pounds of cash and said: "George, where did it all go wrong?"

"I was in for 10 hours and had 40 pints - beating my previous record by 20 minutes." - on a blood transfusion for his liver transplant.

"I was born with a great gift and sometimes with that comes a
destructive streak. Just as I wanted to outdo everyone when I played, I had to outdo everyone when we were out on the town."

"He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot
tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's all right." - on David Beckham.

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

Thanks George.