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.
BILL SHANKLYFootball (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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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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Forget the Beatles and all the rest. This is the real Liverpool sound. It’s real singing, and it’s what the Kop is all about.
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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 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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I have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool. It is scandalous that I should have to write these things about the club that I helped build into what it is today.
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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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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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