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)
BILL SHANKLYFootball is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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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First is first,Second is nothing
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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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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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Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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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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Forget the Beatles and all the rest. This is the real Liverpool sound. It’s real singing, and it’s what the Kop is all about.
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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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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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