The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
BILL SHANKLYI’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.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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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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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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The socialism I believe in isn’t really politics. It is a way of living. It is humanity. I believe the only way to live and to be truly successful is by collective effort, with everyone working for each other,.
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First is first,Second is 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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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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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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