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Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.

Bill Shankly

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.
BILL SHANKLY

Everything Hard Honest Score Skillful Totally
My life is my work. My work is my life
BILL SHANKLY

Game Hard Life Work
I don’t drop players. I make changes.
BILL SHANKLY

Changes Inspirational Making Player
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.
BILL SHANKLY

Fighting Running Wall
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

Game Greatest Minutes Ninty Quality Useless
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)
BILL SHANKLY

Football Men Player Stopped
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.
BILL SHANKLY

Funny Sarcastic Soccer
I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
BILL SHANKLY

Matter Men People
If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
BILL SHANKLY

Curtain Draws Garden
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.
BILL SHANKLY

Everywhere Football Home Jobs Life
This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
BILL SHANKLY

Cities Soccer Team
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.
BILL SHANKLY

Eventually Everyone Idea Liverpool Wanted
Pressure is working down the pit. Pressure is having no work at all. Pressure is trying to escape relegation on 50 shillings a week.
BILL SHANKLY

Finals Pits Trying
Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
BILL SHANKLY

Liverpool Proud Scots
What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
BILL SHANKLY

Anfield Country Eleven

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