A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
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
-
-
We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
BILL SHANKLY -
Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
BILL SHANKLY -
Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.
BILL SHANKLY -
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.
BILL SHANKLY -
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.
BILL SHANKLY -
Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
BILL SHANKLY -
Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
BILL SHANKLY -
I was the best manager in Britain because I was never devious or cheated anyone. I’d break my wife’s legs if I played against her, but I’d never cheat her.
BILL SHANKLY -
Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.
BILL SHANKLY -
The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
BILL SHANKLY -
It’s to remind our lads who they’re playing for, and to remind the opposition who they’re playing against. (on the ‘This Anfield’ plaque)
BILL SHANKLY -
I was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
BILL SHANKLY -
Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
BILL SHANKLY -
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.
BILL SHANKLY -
Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
BILL SHANKLY