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.
BILL SHANKLYAlthough I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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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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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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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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A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
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First is first,Second is nothing
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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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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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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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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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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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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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