If 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
BILL SHANKLYI wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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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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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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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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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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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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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 you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
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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 trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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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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