A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
BILL SHANKLYA football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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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First is first,Second is nothing
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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I’ve been a slave to football. It follows you home, it follows you everywhere, and eats into your family life. But every working man misses out on some things because of his job.
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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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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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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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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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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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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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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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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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