My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world.
BILL SHANKLYHe’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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Forget the Beatles and all the rest. This is the real Liverpool sound. It’s real singing, and it’s what the Kop is all about.
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My life is my work. My work is my life
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Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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I was the best manager in Britain because I was never devious or cheated anyone. I’d break my wife’s legs if I played against her, but I’d never cheat her.
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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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First is first,Second is nothing
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat – there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin’ in.
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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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