Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
BILL SHANKLYThe problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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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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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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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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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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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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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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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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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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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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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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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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My life is my work. My work is my life
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