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
BILL SHANKLYWe 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.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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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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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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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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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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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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.
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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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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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Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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