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I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in.

Bill Shankly

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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Everything Hard Honest Score Skillful Totally
If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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Funny Sarcastic Soccer
Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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Liverpool Proud Scots
I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in.
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Eventually Everyone Idea Liverpool Wanted
I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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Matter Men People
I was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
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Football Games People
Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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Football Games Simple
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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Fighting Running Wall
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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Facts Games Soccer
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.
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Football Inspirational Leadership
The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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Football Games Soccer
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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Anfield Country Football
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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Bigs Institutions Loyal Society
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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Football Funny Teamwork
I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat – there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin’ in.
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Four Men Overcoat
I’ve had many skilful men and the likes of Peter Thompson, Ian St John, Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway were the ones who caught the eye. But the best professional of the lot was Gerry Byrne.
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Country Caught Eye Games Men Ones People

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