When I’ve got nothing better to do, I look down the league table to see how Everton are getting along.
BILL SHANKLYPressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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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At a football club, there’s a holy trinity – the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don’t come into it. They are only there to sign the checks.
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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 life is my work. My work is my life
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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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The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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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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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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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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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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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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