Many liken Alex Ferguson of Scotland to Michael Jordan, one the best manager ever, the other the best athlete ever.
Management in professional sport is a lot different, more difficult, on a much higher level then coaches or trainers in the Olympics or amateur sport, that is the truth of it.
Alex Ferguson achieved unparalleled and unrivalled success at Manchester United Football Club in his time in ways that are still missed today, alas, never to be seen again.
Boxing legend, the one and only Roberto Duran, met Ferguson at a function in the UK saying on social media:
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Two winners for certain.
Ferguson was one of professional sport’s greatest ever winners.
Maybe second only to the likes of Michael Jordan and some others.