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.
BILL SHANKLYYes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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Above all, I would like to be remembered as a man who was selfless, who strove and worried so that others could share the glory, and who built up a family of people who could hold their heads up high and say ‘We’re Liverpool’.
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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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Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.
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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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Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in.
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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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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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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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Of course I didn’t take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday and would I have got married during the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves.
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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