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.
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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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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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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If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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First is first,Second is nothing
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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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Forget the Beatles and all the rest. This is the real Liverpool sound. It’s real singing, and it’s what the Kop is all about.
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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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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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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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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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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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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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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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I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat – there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin’ in.
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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