My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world.
BILL SHANKLYPressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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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 never drop a player I only make changes.
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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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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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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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A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
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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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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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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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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My life is my work. My work is my life
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