Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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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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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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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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It’s to remind our lads who they’re playing for, and to remind the opposition who they’re playing against. (on the ‘This Anfield’ plaque)
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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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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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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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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)
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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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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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My life is my work. My work is my life
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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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