Bill Shankly on fighting
Bill Shankly52 quotes“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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Nice, People, Bumps, Inocence, Always
Billy CampbellBilly Campbell Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.
Bill ShanklyBill Shankly When antibiotics became industrially produced following World War II, our quality of life and our longevity improved enormously. No one thought bacteria were going to become resistant.
Bonnie BasslerBonnie Bassler We are a team. We share the ball, we share the game, we share the worries.
Bill ShanklyBill Shankly Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
Bill ShanklyBill Shankly What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
Bill ShanklyBill Shankly 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.
Bill ShanklyBill Shankly 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 ShanklyBill Shankly Forget the Beatles and all the rest. This is the real Liverpool sound. It’s real singing, and it’s what the Kop is all about.
Bill ShanklyBill Shankly The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
Bill ShanklyBill Shankly 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.
Bill ShanklyBill Shankly If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
Bill ShanklyBill Shankly The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
Bill ShanklyBill Shankly The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
Bill ShanklyBill Shankly Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
Bill ShanklyBill Shankly Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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You don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
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Barbara HulanickiBarbara Hulanicki I believe that we are who we choose to be. Nobody is going to come and save you. You’ve got to save yourself. Nobody is going to give you anything. You’ve got to go out and fight for it.
Barry ManilowBarry Manilow Fighting is easy to understand. You just hit the guy as hard as you can.
Bas RuttenBas Rutten All people, however fanatical they may be in their zeal to disparage and to fight capitalism, implicitly pay homage to it by passionately clamoring for the products it turns out
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