The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
BILL SHANKLYI would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat – there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin’ in.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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First is first,Second is nothing
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.
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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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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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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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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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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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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 (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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