Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
BILL SHANKLYHe 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.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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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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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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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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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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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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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My life is my work. My work is my life
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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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Pressure is working down the pit. Pressure is having no work at all. Pressure is trying to escape relegation on 50 shillings a week.
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Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.
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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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