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.
BILL SHANKLYIt’s a 90 minute game for sure. In fact I used to train for a 190 minute game so that when the whistle blew at the end of the match I could have played another 90 minutes.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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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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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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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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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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First is first,Second is nothing
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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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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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For a player to be good enough to play for Liverpool, he must be prepared to run through a brick wall for me then come out fighting on the other side.
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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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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The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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