Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
BILL SHANKLYThe best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Pressure is working down the pit. Pressure is having no work at all. Pressure is trying to escape relegation on 50 shillings a week.
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The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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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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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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Well the Kop’s exclusive. The Spion Kop at Liverpool is an institution. And if you are a member of the Kop you feel as if you are a member of a big society where you’ve got thousands of friends all roundabout you. And they’re united and loyal.
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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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My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world.
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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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I’ve had many skilful men and the likes of Peter Thompson, Ian St John, Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway were the ones who caught the eye. But the best professional of the lot was Gerry Byrne.
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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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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He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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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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My life is my work. My work is my life
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