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 SHANKLYWith him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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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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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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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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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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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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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 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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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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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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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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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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I’ve been a slave to football. It follows you home, it follows you everywhere, and eats into your family life. But every working man misses out on some things because of his job.
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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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