Ferenc Puskás Quotes

April 2, 1927 – November 17, 2006

Ferenc Puskás (April 2, 1927 – November 17, 2006) was a Hungarian football forward and coach.

Of all of us, he was the best. He had a seventh sense for soccer. If there were 1,000 solutions, he would pick the 1001st.

Nándor Hidegkuti Los Angeles Times

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I would be a liar if I said we were not pretty nervous on the day of the match. I was in my kit, hanging about in the corridor, when I saw the England inside-right [Ernie] Taylor, who wasn't very tall. I popped back into the dressing room and said to the others: 'Listen, we're going to be all right, they've got someone even smaller than me'.

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— Ferenc Puskas before Hungary demolished England 6-3 at Wembley in 1953. BBC

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Look at that little fat chap. We’ll murder this lot.

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— An unidentified, overconfident English player upon seeing Puskás before their England v Hungary (1953) encounter. [2]

Tags: Look, little, fat, chap, murder

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There is not one Hungarian who would be left untouched by the death of Ferenc Puskás. The best-known Hungarian of the 20th century has left... Ferenc Puskás has left us, but "Puskás Öcsi" the legend will always stay with us.

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— Ferenc Gyurcsány, the Prime Minister of Hungary [5]

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Although he was a famous footballer he seemed very normal compared to today's modern stars. He lived in a modest flat below ours and was very generous. He often brought home footballs from training for the kids in the block to play with.

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— Olalla Maranon, A former Neighbour In Madrid [7]

Tags: famous, footballer, normal, compared, modern, stars, lived, modest, flat

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Puskás scared the hell out of goalkeepers from the 30-35 metre range. He did not just have a powerful shot, but precision as well. I thought he was a genius.

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— Raymond Kopa [3]

Tags: Pusks, scared, hell, goalkeepers, metre, range, powerful, shot, precision

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