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Bill Shankly

Above all, I would like to be remembered as a man who was selfless, who strove and worried so that others could share the glory, and who built up a family of people who could hold their heads up high and say ‘We’re Liverpool’.
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Build Men People Selfless Share
Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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Day Football Great Soccer
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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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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Football Games People
He wasn’t flashy and he wouldn’t score you goals. But he was hard and skilful and gave you everything he had. More than that he was totally honest.
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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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Cities Soccer Team
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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Game Greatest Minutes Ninty Quality Useless
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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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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Differences Queens Soccer Fans
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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Eventually Everyone Idea Liverpool Wanted
He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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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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Of course I didn’t take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday and would I have got married during the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves.
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I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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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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