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 SHANKLYI was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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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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First is first,Second is nothing
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Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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Pressure is working down the pit. Pressure is having no work at all. Pressure is trying to escape relegation on 50 shillings a week.
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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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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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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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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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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