"I was saying to Paddy Crerand the other night that I can't believe where it has all gone.
"I couldn't think about this in 1986 because it was such a big challenge at the time. You need a good board of directors and I had a board with Bobby Charlton, who was 100% behind me because he could see the work I was doing with young players.
"We were building a football club, not a team. Bit by bit you get to where you want to get to. It's like if you go on a long bus journey, you go through a lot of the wee villages in Scotland before you get to the other side of the country and where you are going to.
"Because I always think the football field is a judgment place for everyone. It's not just about ability.
"If that was the case, Bryan Robson and Roy Keane wouldn't be in my top 20. But in terms of overall package they're in my top two.
"Some people are natural winners and money doesn't matter to them. And I see some others change when they get a bit of cash.
"They buy themselves a Ferrari, they get themselves places abroad, they eat in the best restaurants. Whereas you get other players still getting stuck into Kentucky Fried Chicken or McDonald's. I think it's fair to say that you like to see young players with their feet on the ground."
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"Was last year's championship as good as the first? Oh yes, absolutely," he said in the News of The World of last season's Premier League triumph.
"It doesn't change. Winning is your drug. That last minute when you see the ref putting the whistle to his mouth, that's the moment.
"I have no thoughts about retiring at all, definitely not."