I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in.
BILL SHANKLYTommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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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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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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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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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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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We don’t need to motivate players because each of them is responsible for the performance of the team as a whole. The status of Liverpool’s players keeps them motivated.
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If a man….who’s playing in front of the public, is being well paid, and he doesn’t dedicate himself to the job, I’d be hard on him. If I could I would put him in jail, out of the road of society. Because he’s a menace
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world.
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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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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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