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.
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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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.
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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First is first,Second is nothing
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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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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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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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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 difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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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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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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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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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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