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.
BILL SHANKLYForget 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.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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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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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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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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The socialism I believe in isn’t really politics. It is a way of living. It is humanity. I believe the only way to live and to be truly successful is by collective effort, with everyone working for each other,.
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
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At 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.
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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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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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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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