Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
BILL SHANKLYAlthough I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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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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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.
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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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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The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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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 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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