If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
BILL SHANKLYWell the Kop’s exclusive. The Spion Kop at Liverpool is an institution. And if you are a member of the Kop you feel as if you are a member of a big society where you’ve got thousands of friends all roundabout you. And they’re united and loyal.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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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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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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When I’ve got nothing better to do, I look down the league table to see how Everton are getting along.
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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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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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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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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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 made complicated by people who should know better.
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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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