I was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
BILL SHANKLYI was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
BILL SHANKLYWhat can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
BILL SHANKLYThe problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
BILL SHANKLYTommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
BILL SHANKLYFire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
BILL SHANKLYAim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.
BILL SHANKLYWhat a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
BILL SHANKLYWell 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.
BILL SHANKLYTrain the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
BILL SHANKLYIf a man….who’s playing in front of the public, is being well paid, and he doesn’t dedicate himself to the job, I’d be hard on him. If I could I would put him in jail, out of the road of society. Because he’s a menace
BILL SHANKLYA lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
BILL SHANKLYWe 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.
BILL SHANKLYMe having no education. I had to use my brains.
BILL SHANKLYAt 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 SHANKLYHe 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.
BILL SHANKLYI’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
BILL SHANKLY