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Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.

Bill 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.
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Real Singing Sound
I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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Matter Men People
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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Inspirational Motivational Soccer
Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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Passion Pride Team
I was the best manager in Britain because I was never devious or cheated anyone. I’d break my wife’s legs if I played against her, but I’d never cheat her.
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Break Cheat Legs Wife
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.
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Balls Next Sticks
Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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Helping Socialism Way
Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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Down Game Great Player
What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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Anfield Country Eleven
Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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Fans Missing Roger Soccer
What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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Day Football Great Soccer
If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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Draws Support Winning
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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Giving Ideas World
My life is my work. My work is my life
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Game Hard Life Work
Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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Championship Countr Cup Final Pressure
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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Bigs Institutions Loyal Society

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