My life is my work. My work is my life
BILL SHANKLYIf a man….who’s playing in front of the public, is being well paid, and he doesn’t dedicate himself to the job, I’d be hard on him. If I could I would put him in jail, out of the road of society. Because he’s a menace
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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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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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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He wasn’t flashy and he wouldn’t score you goals. But he was hard and skilful and gave you everything he had. More than that he was totally honest.
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Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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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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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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Of course I didn’t take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday and would I have got married during the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves.
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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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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