The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
BILL SHANKLYWhat a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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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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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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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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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At a football club, there’s a holy trinity – the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don’t come into it. They are only there to sign the checks.
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A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
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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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Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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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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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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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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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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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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