I was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
BILL SHANKLYHe’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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The socialism I believe in isn’t really politics. It is a way of living. It is humanity. I believe the only way to live and to be truly successful is by collective effort, with everyone working for each other,.
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Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.
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A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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At a football club, there’s a holy trinity – the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don’t come into it. They are only there to sign the checks.
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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We don’t need to motivate players because each of them is responsible for the performance of the team as a whole. The status of Liverpool’s players keeps them motivated.
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First is first,Second is nothing
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Pressure is working down the pit. Pressure is having no work at all. Pressure is trying to escape relegation on 50 shillings a week.
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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It’s a 90 minute game for sure. In fact I used to train for a 190 minute game so that when the whistle blew at the end of the match I could have played another 90 minutes.
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world.
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