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George Best, was an international lawn bowler from Northern Ireland who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

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George Best, was an international lawn bowler from Northern Ireland who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

“If you'd given me the choice of going out and beating four men and smashing a goal in from thirty yards against Liverpool or going to bed with Miss World, it would have been a difficult choice. Luckily, I had both.”
— In the book The Afterlife by Paul Morley "", Footy Factor (April 23, 2009).
“I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.”
— Reported in "Best: Decline of the golden boy", BBC News (June 14 2005).
“I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World.”
— Reported in "The things they say: George Best", FIFA.com (July 31, 2009).
“In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life.”
— Reported in Ned Sherrin, Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (2008), p. 153.
“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; reported in "The things they say: George Best", FIFA.com (July 31, 2009).
“There have been a few players described as the new George Best over the years, but this is the first time it's been a compliment to me.”
— On Cristiano Ronaldo; reported in "Funniest ever footie quotes", TheSun.co.uk (March 8, 2008).

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