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I'm really not that sad. He brought it all on himself. But fighting an addiction seems horribly difficult, so I guess I should have more sympathy for him. What a tragic waste.

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its sad what happened to him. My father's side of my family is from Belfast and my dad was a big fan of him/the red devils.

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I guess I should have more sympathy for him. What a tragic waste.

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A prime example of pure talent wasted...

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"I used to go missing a lot...Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World..."

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"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."

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A few more:

"I was drivivng through London when I saw an advert saying 'Drink Canada Dry' "
GEORGE BEST ON WHY HE WENT TO NORTH AMERICA

"George Best was the greatest player in the world"
PELE 1982, WHEN ASKED WHO HE THOUGHT WAS THE GREATEST

"'Our talking point this morning is George Best, his liver transplant and the booze culture in football. Don't forget, the best caller wins a crate of John Smith's"
ALAN BRAZIL ON TALKSPORT BREAKFAST SHOW

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Who is George Best? Is he the drummer that Ringo replaced?

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harhar. hes a soccer legend, he was from northern ireland and played for manchester united. huge NI sports legend, there arent too many. he was a major alcoholic and drank himself dead.

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Just heard on the news, he just died.

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Just heard on the news, he just died.

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Shame but he brought it all on himself, pissed away his career and continued in rest of his life. His son seems to be heading the same way.

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Tragedy is a common run, but it still sucks. Even though he did it to himself, I can still feel bad for his human weaknesses getting the better of him. After a certain point, people with addictions usually lose the ability to handle them, and then it's just a waiting game. Always a sad thing to see unfold.

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Shame but he brought it all on himself, pissed away his career and continued in rest of his life. His son seems to be heading the same way.

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He followed the footsteps of his Mother, who was an alcoholic......It must be an inborn characteristic....Because as Davey said....His son is going the same way....Exactly the same way !

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sad day, football aside...

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""I was drivivng through London when I saw an advert saying 'Drink Canada Dry' "
GEORGE BEST ON WHY HE WENT TO NORTH AMERICA"

If he did say this, he stole it off Brendan Behan.

A sad loss.

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What the hell is everyone's problem? Why should Best have indulged in the whims of petty soccer fans rather than alcohol? George Best should be the poster boy of awesomeness. He was considered to be one of the best ever at his career, he led a self-indulgent lifestyle of pure hedonistic pleasure, and he managed to die at sixty, when all the old age and crap takes away the fun of life. Who would not want to be George Best?

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What the hell is everyone's problem? Why should Best have indulged in the whims of petty soccer fans rather than alcohol? George Best should be the poster boy of awesomeness. He was considered to be one of the best ever at his career, he led a self-indulgent lifestyle of pure hedonistic pleasure, and he managed to die at sixty, when all the old age and crap takes away the fun of life. Who would not want to be George Best?

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Tell that to the non-celebrity who's liver transplant he took and wasted.

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Chances are the non celebrity is an alcoholic too. Just not as cool as George Best.

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ah but non-celebrities have to go through rigourous screening to show that they have quit and are not likely to start drinking again.

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Chances are the non celebrity is an alcoholic too. Just not as cool as George Best.

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The non-celebrity died in a car crash. I have no reason to believe he was an alcoholic (they aren't going to transplant a ruined liver).

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The Daily Telegraph said that his "tally" of Miss Worlds was 7! I imagine that is a world record.

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So he took advantage of the system too? Even better! Nietzsche would be proud.

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http://www.grabme.net/dl.php?key=4a5...dd4d28606233b9

check out this video. it shows what a genius the man was. RIP george