First is first,Second is nothing
BILL SHANKLYFootball is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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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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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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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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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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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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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I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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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.
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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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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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