He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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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 you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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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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A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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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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First is first,Second is nothing
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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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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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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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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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