The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
BILL SHANKLYIf you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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Well the Kop’s exclusive. The Spion Kop at Liverpool is an institution. And if you are a member of the Kop you feel as if you are a member of a big society where you’ve got thousands of friends all roundabout you. And they’re united and loyal.
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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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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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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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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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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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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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Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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I was the best manager in Britain because I was never devious or cheated anyone. I’d break my wife’s legs if I played against her, but I’d never cheat her.
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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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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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