A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
BILL SHANKLYChairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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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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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If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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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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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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It’s to remind our lads who they’re playing for, and to remind the opposition who they’re playing against. (on the ‘This Anfield’ plaque)
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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Well the Kop’s exclusive. The Spion Kop at Liverpool is an institution. And if you are a member of the Kop you feel as if you are a member of a big society where you’ve got thousands of friends all roundabout you. And they’re united and loyal.
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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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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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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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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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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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