The socialism I believe in isn’t really politics. It is a way of living. It is humanity. I believe the only way to live and to be truly successful is by collective effort, with everyone working for each other,.
BILL SHANKLYI’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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It’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.
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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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He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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Pressure is working down the pit. Pressure is having no work at all. Pressure is trying to escape relegation on 50 shillings a week.
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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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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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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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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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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If you get to the edge of the penalty area with the ball and don’t know what to do next, just stick the ball in the net for now. We can evaluate the other options later.
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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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