The Book of Best.
Author: O’REILLY, Owen.
Publisher: Dublin: Collins Press, 2006. 90 pages. Paperback.
George Best was one of the world’s greatest footballers. The sixties were swinging and George was the star. With his looks and impish character, only his off-field activities matched his dazzling skills and he became known as the ‘fifth Beatle’. This collection of quotes and reflections by himself, girlfriends, players and pundits, traces the life and times of the Manchester United legend.
‘The gift of the gab helped … and I could lick my eyebrows.’
(On why he was successful with women)
‘I used to go missing a lot … Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World.’
‘In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol and it was the worst twenty minutes of my life.’
‘To be honest, I don’t like him. He’s too good looking.’
(On Jose Mourinho, Chelsea manager)
‘The closest I got to him was when we shook hands at the end of the game.’
(Northampton Town player Roy Fairfax, who had been marking Best when he scored six goals in an 8-2 FA Cup win for Manchester United in 1970)
ISBN: 1905172249