Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
BILL SHANKLYThe trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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The Spurs boss is an honest Yorkshireman and you will go a long way before finding a straighter character than that. Bill has never wavered in his determination to give White Hart Lane fans the best.
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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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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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I was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
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If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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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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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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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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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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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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The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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