Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
BILL SHANKLYIf Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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My life is my work. My work is my life
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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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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 Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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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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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat – there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin’ in.
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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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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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He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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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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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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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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