‘I went berserk for a time. I drank heavily. I wasn’t very manly.’
On his mental state after injury ended his career prematurely 1967
‘I just walk around and booze.’
His reply after being asked what he did by someone who didn’t know him 1984
‘Alcohol.’
When asked to name his favourite drink 1983
‘I do not have a problem with drink at all. I am not a boozer. I have a drink in the privacy of my own home – a drop of sherry. I have the occasional glass of wine over lunch. That’s it.’ 1993
‘Sure, I drink a bit too much on occasions but then, doesn’t everybody?’ 1993
‘To put everyone’s mind at rest, I’d like to stress that they didn’t give me George Best’s old liver.’
After his own liver transplant 2003