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I’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.

Bill Shankly

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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Football Games People
I never drop a player I only make changes.
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Coaching Player Sports
The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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Country Draws Sides
With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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Defense Goal Play
If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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Funny Sarcastic Soccer
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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Fighting Running Wall
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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Football Simple Soccer
Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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Championship Countr Cup Final Pressure
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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Football Funny Teamwork
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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Real Singing Sound
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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Believe Football Successful
We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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Beats England Soccer
I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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Matter Men People
Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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Brain Soccer Use
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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Club Games Soccer Writing
Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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Down Game Great Player
My life is my work. My work is my life
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Game Hard Life Work
First is first,Second is nothing
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Firsts Game Nothing Second
Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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Passion Pride Team
Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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Anfield Football Grass
This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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Cities Soccer Team
The Spurs boss is an honest Yorkshireman and you will go a long way before finding a straighter character than that. Bill has never wavered in his determination to give White Hart Lane fans the best.
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Best Boss Character Fand Long Straighter
Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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Helping Socialism Way
The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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Brain England Son
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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Eventually Everyone Idea Liverpool Wanted
If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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Curtain Draws Garden
Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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Fans Missing Roger Soccer

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