Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
BILL SHANKLYI wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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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 very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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It’s to remind our lads who they’re playing for, and to remind the opposition who they’re playing against. (on the ‘This Anfield’ plaque)
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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 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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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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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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The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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Of course I didn’t take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday and would I have got married during the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves.
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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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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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