The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
BILL SHANKLYAim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.
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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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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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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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My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world.
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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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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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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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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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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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The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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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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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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