If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
BILL SHANKLYWhat can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in.
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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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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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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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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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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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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 don’t drop players. I make changes.
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I was the best manager in Britain because I was never devious or cheated anyone. I’d break my wife’s legs if I played against her, but I’d never cheat her.
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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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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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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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