Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
BILL SHANKLYIf you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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If 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
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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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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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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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When I’ve got nothing better to do, I look down the league table to see how Everton are getting along.
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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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He wasn’t flashy and he wouldn’t score you goals. But he was hard and skilful and gave you everything he had. More than that he was totally honest.
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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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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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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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I was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
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The Spurs boss is an honest Yorkshireman and you will go a long way before finding a straighter character than that. Bill has never wavered in his determination to give White Hart Lane fans the best.
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