This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
BILL SHANKLYJust go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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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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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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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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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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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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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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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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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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