He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
BILL SHANKLYIts great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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First is first,Second is nothing
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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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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.
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I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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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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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.
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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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I was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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At a football club, there’s a holy trinity – the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don’t come into it. They are only there to sign the checks.
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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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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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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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