Which is the greatest quality of all. He was a true Liverpudlian who couldn’t look his fellow Scousers in the face after a game unless he’d given everything he had for 90 minutes.
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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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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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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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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First is first,Second is nothing
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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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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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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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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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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 best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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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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