Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
BILL SHANKLYWith him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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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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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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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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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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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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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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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I was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
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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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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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If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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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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The socialism I believe in isn’t really politics. It is a way of living. It is humanity. I believe the only way to live and to be truly successful is by collective effort, with everyone working for each other,.
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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