George best autobiography
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Blessed - The Autobiography
Con la ayuda de Roy Collins, George Best nos confiesa de forma cruda y brutal su ascenso en el mundo del fútbol y su batalla diaria con el alcohol.
En el año 66 el periódico deportivo portugués A Bola lo bautizaría como “El Beatle”, apodo que lo acompañaría siempre. Fue la prensa británica, el que lo rebautizó como “el quinto Beatle”, convirtiéndolo en un blanco instantáneo. Dos años más tarde () de aquel doblete mítico ante el Benfica de Eusebio en cuartos de final en el torneo europeo, el futbolista norirlandés ganaría la Copa de Europa con el Manchester United y se consagraría como el mejor jugador del mundo, galardonado con el prestigioso trofeo concedido por la revista France Football que recogería un año más tarde. Es en esta parte de la biografía donde se percibe al ídolo, un personaje icónico, lo más parecido a una estrella de rock. Tan solo tenía 22 años, para hacernos una idea, hoy Vinicius tiene esa misma edad.
Justo cuando entran los años 70, la biografía se convierte en otra cosa, en un viaje a los infiernos. Best narra su durísima experiencia con el alcohol:
“La gente cree que los alcohólicos son simples borrachuzos. Pero el alcohol no entiende de clases
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Blessed: The Autobiography
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'Don't professor him, he's a genius' Sir Unpolished Busby
'Unquestionably the greatest' Sir Alex
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Publisher Description
George Best needs little introduction. A legend in his own lifetime, he is undoubtedly the greatest footballer the UK has ever produced. Blessed with an extraordinary gift he brought a beauty and grace to the game never before seen. But Best was unable to cope with the success and fame his football genius brought. His fabled story is littered with tales of women and sex and, of course, alcohol.
Much has been written about Best, but very little substantiated by the man himself. That is until George Best opened his heart and engaged us in one of the most exhilarating life stories for years, Blessed. In his own words George recounts the halcyon days at Manchester United, the big games and European Cup win of ' And then there's the heartbreaking truth about the death of his mother and his struggles with alcohol that forced him to face up to a life without drink.
Blessed reveals the man behind the up-for-a-laugh, boozy, womanizing stereotype that had dogged George Best for so long. Open and honest about his mistakes, George is also incredibly candid about his triumphs, his regrets, and, only three years before his death, what he had hoped for the future.
'Don't coach him, he's a genius' Sir Matt Busby
'Unquestionably t