Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
BILL SHANKLYWe absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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,.
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My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world.
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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.
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Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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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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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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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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It’s to remind our lads who they’re playing for, and to remind the opposition who they’re playing against. (on the ‘This Anfield’ plaque)
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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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First is first,Second is nothing
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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