I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat – there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin’ in.
BILL SHANKLYI don’t drop players. I make changes.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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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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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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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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I’ve been a slave to football. It follows you home, it follows you everywhere, and eats into your family life. But every working man misses out on some things because of his job.
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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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My life is my work. My work is my life
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A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
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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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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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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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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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