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I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat – there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin’ in.

Bill Shankly

First is first,Second is nothing
BILL SHANKLY

Firsts Game Nothing Second
The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
BILL SHANKLY

Country Draws Sides
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.
BILL SHANKLY

Bigs Institutions Loyal Society
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.
BILL SHANKLY

Football Player Soccer
Pressure is working down the pit. Pressure is having no work at all. Pressure is trying to escape relegation on 50 shillings a week.
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Finals Pits Trying
Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
BILL SHANKLY

Down Game Great Player
With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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Defense Goal Play
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
The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
BILL SHANKLY

Differences Queens Soccer Fans
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.
BILL SHANKLY

Country Caught Eye Games Men Ones People
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.
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Game Greatest Minutes Ninty Quality Useless
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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Everywhere Football Home Jobs Life
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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Everything Hard Honest Score Skillful Totally
If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
BILL SHANKLY

Funny Sarcastic Soccer
Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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Brain Soccer Use
My life is my work. My work is my life
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Game Hard Life Work

I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat – there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin’ in.

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