Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
BILL SHANKLYIf a man….who’s playing in front of the public, is being well paid, and he doesn’t dedicate himself to the job, I’d be hard on him. If I could I would put him in jail, out of the road of society. Because he’s a menace
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in.
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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My life is my work. My work is my life
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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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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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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I’ve been a slave to football. It follows you home, it follows you everywhere, and eats into your family life. But every working man misses out on some things because of his job.
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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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If you get to the edge of the penalty area with the ball and don’t know what to do next, just stick the ball in the net for now. We can evaluate the other options later.
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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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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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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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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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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Which is the greatest quality of all. He was a true Liverpudlian who couldn’t look his fellow Scousers in the face after a game unless he’d given everything he had for 90 minutes.
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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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If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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If he isn’t named footballer of the year, football should be stopped and the men who picked any other player should be sent to Kremlin. (on Tommy Smith)
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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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