Above all, I would like to be remembered as a man who was selfless, who strove and worried so that others could share the glory, and who built up a family of people who could hold their heads up high and say ‘We’re Liverpool’.
BILL SHANKLYI never drop a player I only make changes.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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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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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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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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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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.
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If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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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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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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Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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