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Which is the greatest quality of all. He was a true Liverpudlian who couldn’t look his fellow Scousers in the face after a game unless he’d given everything he had for 90 minutes.

Bill Shankly

If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
BILL SHANKLY

Draws Support Winning
My life is my work. My work is my life
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Game Hard Life Work
Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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Death Football Life Soccer
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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Country Caught Eye Games Men Ones People
I never drop a player I only make changes.
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Coaching Player Sports
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.
BILL SHANKLY

Balls Next Sticks
Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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Fans Missing Roger Soccer
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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Eventually Everyone Idea Liverpool Wanted
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.
BILL SHANKLY

Facts Games Soccer
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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League Looks Tables
If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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Curtain Draws Garden
Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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Football Games Simple
Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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Hands Kevin Son
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,.
BILL SHANKLY

Believe Football Successful
If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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Funny Sarcastic Soccer
I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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Matter Men People

Which is the greatest quality of all. He was a true Liverpudlian who couldn’t look his fellow Scousers in the face after a game unless he’d given everything he had for 90 minutes.

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