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,.
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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The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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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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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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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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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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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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Which is the greatest quality of all. He was a true Liverpudlian who couldn’t look his fellow Scousers in the face after a game unless he’d given everything he had for 90 minutes.
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I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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He wasn’t flashy and he wouldn’t score you goals. But he was hard and skilful and gave you everything he had. More than that he was totally honest.
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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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