Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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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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The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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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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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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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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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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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If he isn’t named footballer of the year, football should be stopped and the men who picked any other player should be sent to Kremlin. (on Tommy Smith)
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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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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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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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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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