A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
BILL SHANKLYMy life is my work. My work is my life
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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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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The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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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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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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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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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 a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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