Alex Ferguson, 1999
1 min readMay 15, 2015
Champions League Final, half time, 1–0 down to Bayern Munich
At the end of this game you’ll be just six feet away from the European Cup, but you won’t be able to touch it, of course.
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And I want you to think about that fact that you’ll have been so close to it and for many of you this will be the closest you’ll ever get.
And you will hate that thought for the rest of your lives.
So just make sure you don’t lose.
Don’t you fucking dare come back in here without giving your all.
