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Bill Shankly

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
I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat – there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin’ in.
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Four Men Overcoat
I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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Changes Inspirational Making Player
Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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Football Games Simple
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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League Looks Tables
If you get to the edge of the penalty area with the ball and don’t know what to do next, just stick the ball in the net for now. We can evaluate the other options later.
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Balls Next Sticks
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
Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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Fans Missing Roger Soccer
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
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.
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Football Inspirational Leadership
My life is my work. My work is my life
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Game Hard Life Work
The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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Differences Queens Soccer Fans
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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Football Men Player Stopped
I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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Matter Men People
Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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Passion Pride Team
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
I never drop a player I only make changes.
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Coaching Player Sports
What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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Anfield Country Eleven
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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Country Caught Eye Games Men Ones People
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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Facts Games Soccer
My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world.
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Giving Ideas World
Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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Brain Soccer Use
If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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Funny Sarcastic Soccer
Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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Down Game Great Player
Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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Helping Socialism Way
We don’t need to motivate players because each of them is responsible for the performance of the team as a whole. The status of Liverpool’s players keeps them motivated.
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Motivate Motivated Performance Polymer Team
Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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Death Football Life Soccer

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