Former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic described Sir Alex Ferguson's insatiable desire to keep winning by saying: “For him, it's never enough.”
Speaking in a new two-part BBC documentary entitled Sir Alex, former defender Vidic said of the Scot: “If he wins two titles this season, he wants to win three next year. If he wins three, he wants to win four.”
Former midfielder Michael Carrick said his former coach would be “quiet after wins”, saying he would “smile and say 'Well done, great', but it was more like, 'Right, that's it, on to the next one, we can win another one.'” ?”
Between 1986 and 2013, Ferguson's side dominated English football, winning 38 trophies, including 13 league titles, two Champions League titles, five FA Cups and four League Cups.
Before that, during his eight-year spell at Aberdeen from 1978, he shattered the Old Firm's dominance in Scottish football, transforming the Dons into a team that won three Scottish Premiership titles, four Scottish Cups, one League Cup and the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup. When they beat Real Madrid in the final.
Over the course of two two-hour documentary episodes and seven-part podcast series, Sporting Giants: Sir Alex Ferguson, presented by Kelly Cates and Jonathan Northcroft, key figures from his career give their insights into what makes him tick.
Former Aberdeen midfielder Gordon Strachan reveals how a young Ferguson changed the culture at Pittodrie, Class of 1992 alumnus Nicky Butt attests to the coach's faith in youth, and United's all-time top goalscorer Wayne Rooney talks about how his working-class roots put him in Glasgow. Related to his players.