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.
BILL SHANKLYMy life is my work. My work is my life
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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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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’ve had many skilful men and the likes of Peter Thompson, Ian St John, Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway were the ones who caught the eye. But the best professional of the lot was Gerry Byrne.
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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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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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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 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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A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
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First is first,Second is nothing
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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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