Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
BILL SHANKLYThe trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.
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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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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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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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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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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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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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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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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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