On December 31, Ferguson celebrated his 80th birthday. Ferguson is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, and has said many famous words during his coaching career, and the vocabulary he invented has even been included in the dictionary.
"Football, damn it!"
After a comeback victory over Bayern Munich in the final moments of the 1999 Champions League final, Ferguson blurted out.
"Now it's the countdown, which I call 'grinding ass' time."
When the Battle for the Premier League title in 2003 reached a fever pitch, Ferguson said, the term "squeaky-bum time" was later included in the dictionary.
"If there's one player in the world built for Manchester United, it's Cantona. He walked in with a big wave, chest up, and looked around as if to ask, 'I'm Cantona.' How big are you? Are you guys old enough for me? ’”
Ferguson talks about Cantona.
"The biggest challenge I face is not what's happening now, my biggest challenge is to get Liverpool out of their position. You can print it out. ”
After winning the 2002-03 Premier League title, Ferguson said.
"It was really an accident! Even if I try again 100 times or 1 million times, it won't happen. If that happened, then it would be time for me to keep playing. ”
After the "flying boot door," Ferguson said.
"If Italians say pasta is on the plate, I'll still look at what's underneath the sauce. They are the inventors of smoke. ”
In 1999, Manchester United faced Inter in the Champions League quarter-finals, and after seeing the opponent's injury list, Ferguson said so.
"Do you think I'm going to sign a contract with this mob?" There are no doors! I won't even sell them a virus! ”
In 2008, Real Madrid wanted to sign Ronaldo, but Ferguson refused.
"People have high hopes for Manchester City and considering their spending, they have to win something. Sometimes, when you have a noisy neighbor, you have to put up with him. ”
After Manchester City changed owners, Ferguson said.
"It is unthinkable not to apologise to another manager for the behaviour of the players. It's a shame, but I don't want Wenger to apologize, he's the kind of guy. ”
In 2005, Ferguson said this about Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
"After the first leg, we had a drink and he was definitely excited and called me 'boss' and 'boss'. His greeting would only work if he brought out a good bottle of wine, but what he gave me was paint stripper. ”
When it comes to first impressions of Jose Mourinho, Ferguson says so.
"I once said that when a player is at his peak, he feels like he can climb Mount Everest in his slippers. That's what he looks like. ”
Speaking about Paul Ince, Ferguson said.