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I was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.

Bill Shankly

I was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
BILL SHANKLY

Football Games People
If he isn’t named footballer of the year, football should be stopped and the men who picked any other player should be sent to Kremlin. (on Tommy Smith)
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Football Men Player Stopped
He wasn’t flashy and he wouldn’t score you goals. But he was hard and skilful and gave you everything he had. More than that he was totally honest.
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Everything Hard Honest Score Skillful Totally
The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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Country Draws Sides
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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Football Inspirational Leadership
The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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Football Games Soccer
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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Real Singing Sound
Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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Down Game Great Player
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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Fighting Running Wall
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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Balls Next Sticks
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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Eventually Everyone Idea Liverpool Wanted
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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Facts Games Soccer
Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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Hands Kevin Son
Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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Football Games Simple
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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Football Player Soccer
Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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Anfield Football Grass

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