Quote 434
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.
QuotesContext / explanation
In Sunday Times 4. Oct. 1981. It is often quoted in different ways for example:
Football's not a matter of life and death ... it's more important than that.
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