We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
BILL SHANKLYAbove all, I would like to be remembered as a man who was selfless, who strove and worried so that others could share the glory, and who built up a family of people who could hold their heads up high and say ‘We’re Liverpool’.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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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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Of course I didn’t take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday and would I have got married during the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves.
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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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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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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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If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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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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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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Above all, I would like to be remembered as a man who was selfless, who strove and worried so that others could share the glory, and who built up a family of people who could hold their heads up high and say ‘We’re Liverpool’.
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