If he isn’t named footballer of the year, football should be stopped and the men who picked any other player should be sent to Kremlin. (on Tommy Smith)
BILL SHANKLYHe’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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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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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Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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The Spurs boss is an honest Yorkshireman and you will go a long way before finding a straighter character than that. Bill has never wavered in his determination to give White Hart Lane fans the best.
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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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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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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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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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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