He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
BILL SHANKLYAt 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.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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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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I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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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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The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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Of course I didn’t take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday and would I have got married during the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves.
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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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First is first,Second is nothing
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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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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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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’.
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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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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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