The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
BILL SHANKLYMy life is my work. My work is my life
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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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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Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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If a man….who’s playing in front of the public, is being well paid, and he doesn’t dedicate himself to the job, I’d be hard on him. If I could I would put him in jail, out of the road of society. Because he’s a menace
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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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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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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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