A Quote by Edwin van der Sar
When you see Sir Alex arguing with referees and linesmen, he is showing passion that has taken him to the very highest level of the game.
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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.
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I don't have to coach. Football is a very rewarding game at the highest level. I'm doing it because I have a passion.
Referees and linesmen are killing teams.
When I see the kind of passion Sir Alex shows, it is hard to believe he is about to celebrate his 71st birthday.
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Why, sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him. Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature.
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Quietly Sophronia added, "And the soot on my dress, sir?" "I didn't see anything." Professor Braithwope smiled down at her, showing a small hint of fang. Sophronia grinned back. "I'm glad we understand each other, sir." The vampire looked out into the night. "This is the right finishing school for you, isn't it, whot?" "Yes sir, I think it might very well be." "A piece of advice, Miss Temminnick?" "Sir?" "It is a great skill to have friends in low places. They, too, have things to teach you." "Now, sir, I thought you didn't see any soot.
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I'm very close to Sir Alex and have a lot of respect for him, and a lot of respect for myself.
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