Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
BILL SHANKLYSome people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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I have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool. It is scandalous that I should have to write these things about the club that I helped build into what it is today.
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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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He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in.
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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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 difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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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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When I’ve got nothing better to do, I look down the league table to see how Everton are getting along.
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The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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