The lavish lifestyle of George Best as described by himself

Love for women and alcohol

He enjoyed every moment on and off the pitch

George married two women in his lifespan, but none of these two marriages were successful. He separated with the first one and married the second one 17-years later, and they both parted ways eventually.

George Best knew how to keep control of the ball on the pitch but had no idea about how to keep control on himself off the pitch. The following quote of his shows us just this.

"In 1969 I gave up alcohol and women - It was the worst 20 minutes of my life."

Knew exactly how to enjoy every moment, didn't he?

During the time when Best played, the salaries were not so high but, because of his star-like status and celebrity lifestyle, he earned a lot, but eventually, he lost all of it and when asked what had happened to his earnings he said the lines mentioned above.