I’ve had many skilful men and the likes of Peter Thompson, Ian St John, Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway were the ones who caught the eye. But the best professional of the lot was Gerry Byrne.
BILL SHANKLYThe 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.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.
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First is first,Second is nothing
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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Which is the greatest quality of all. He was a true Liverpudlian who couldn’t look his fellow Scousers in the face after a game unless he’d given everything he had for 90 minutes.
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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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I have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool. It is scandalous that I should have to write these things about the club that I helped build into what it is today.
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It’s to remind our lads who they’re playing for, and to remind the opposition who they’re playing against. (on the ‘This Anfield’ plaque)
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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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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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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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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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