Bobby Moore - Quotations

Quotations

• "My captain, my leader, my right-hand man. He was the spirit and the heartbeat of the team. A cool, calculating footballer I could trust with my life. He was the supreme professional, the best I ever worked with. Without him England would never have won the World Cup." Alf Ramsey*

• "He was my friend as well as the greatest defender I ever played against. The world has lost one of its greatest football players and an honourable gentleman." Pelé

• "Bobby Moore was a real gentleman and a true friend." Franz Beckenbauer

• "Moore was the best defender I have ever seen." Sir Alex Ferguson

• "Bobby Moore was the best defender in the history of the game" Franz Beckenbauer

• "There should be a law against him. He knows what's happening 20 minutes before everyone else." Jock Stein

• "Ask me to talk about Bobby Moore the footballer and I will talk for days. Ask me about the man and I will dry up in a minute." Ron Greenwood

• "Immaculate footballer. Imperial defender. Immortal hero of 1966. First Englishman to raise the World Cup aloft. Favourite son of London's East End. Finest legend of West Ham United. National Treasure. Master of Wembley. Lord of the game. Captain extraordinary. Gentleman of all time." Inscription on the Bobby Moore Sculpture.