Book Description
The definitive autobiography of soccer’s first pop-star footballer.

George Best was blessed with an extraordinary gift; he brought beauty and grace to soccer never before seen. But he was unable to cope with the success and fame his genius brought and his life story is littered with tales of women, sex and, of course, drink. George Best here tells his own dramatic and inspiring story. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Blessed
Very interesting especially for someone that wasn't familiar with football in the 60's and 70's. Mr. Best seemed like a larger than life character and it of course makes for a great read both the good and the bad.

Great Read.
I was never a huge fan of Bestie-his behavior always seemed immature and impulsive.This book has changed my mind.The author fully acknowledges his shortcomings, and the insight into the extent of his battle with alcohol truly reveals someone battling a monster rather than just acting foolishly.The book is a great read and I would recommend to anyone with even a passing interest in Best and British football.

Booze, Birds and Footy... in that order
George Best's auotbiography reads like any other footballer's biography for about the first third of the book. It's only after that it starts to get insightful and the reader begins to get an idea of the extent of what alcoholism can do to a person.

George's life is a series of highs; winning the European Cup with Manchester United in 1968 and being considered one of the best footballers in the world, and lows; planning his suicide. It's a sad story in many ways.

Much of the time George is his own worst enemy, but he doesn't shy away from admitting as much. There are some revelations new to me: Like when Ron Atkinson asked George to return to Manchester United in the 80's - thanks goodness that didn't happen, an image of boyhood hero would've been shattered.

Although you're not left with the feeling that George is cured from alcoholism by any means, and may go off the rails at any time, you're at least given the comfort that he's happier living back close to his roots.

More than just another footballer talking football. ... Read more

Book Description

Book Description
Inside stories, lurid tales, embarrassing incidents: soccer legend George Best has gathered together his favourite stories of his and his friends’ anecdotes and observations from their experiences in and out of the game over the last forty years. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Fantastic Read!
This book is not an autobiography but a great look back on the experiences of the late great George Best among others. It was a captivating hilarious read which makes me wish I could have seen him in one of his after hours shows. The book is a show in itself and shows a side of what football (Soccer in N. America) was and still should be really all about...the good times. Sadly George did this to excess and eventually paid the price but then what a life. The stories are not all about George Best but collections of various football lore. Well worth the purchase price.

Brilliant
Captivating reading from cover to cover brought back memories of the golden age of football in the 60's and 70's. Great look at the life of one of the greatest players the game has ever seen. Fantastic insights into Bestie's life and the life of a professional footballer of the times. Also sheds some interesting and entertaining tidbits on some of the other football stars of the day. ... Read more

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Its a story everyone thinks they know. About the young boy from the back streets of Belfast who grew up to be the most famous footballer in the world, a legend who was the first superstar of the sport but whose troubled personal life, as much as his sporting genius, came to dominate the headlines. Our George reveals, for the first time, the real story of George Bestas told by those who knew him best and loved him most. Its the inside story of the ordinary Belfast family whose love for, and contact with, their famous son and brother never wavered through the years. Its the story of a family desperately helping him as he battled the illness that also claimed the life of their beloved wife and mother. ... Read more

Book Description

Book Description

Book Description
November 2006 marks the first anniversary of the death of George Best, the most magical footballer of his generation. Now Richard Williams has selected the finest writing from the Guardian and the Observer to chronicle Best's career, from the teenage starlet's early sixties appearances for Manchester United, through the glory days of the 6 - 0 trouncing of Northampton and the 1968 European Cup win, to the long obituary lamenting a great talent gone to waste.These insightful pieces are written by numerous famous names, from Hugh McIlvanney to Arthur Hopcraft and even John Arlott. They trace Best's transformation from the willowy Belfast boy into the rotund football gipsy drifting from Fulham to the US to Dunstable Town, and eventually the sad bar habitué, in a unique commemoration of a life lived throughout in the public eye. ... Read more