Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
BILL SHANKLYThe difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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For a player to be good enough to play for Liverpool, he must be prepared to run through a brick wall for me then come out fighting on the other side.
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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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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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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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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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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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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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The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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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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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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At a football club, there’s a holy trinity – the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don’t come into it. They are only there to sign the checks.
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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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