Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
BILL SHANKLYWhen I’ve got nothing better to do, I look down the league table to see how Everton are getting along.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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 you get to the edge of the penalty area with the ball and don’t know what to do next, just stick the ball in the net for now. We can evaluate the other options later.
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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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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.
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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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I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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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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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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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He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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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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When I’ve got nothing better to do, I look down the league table to see how Everton are getting along.
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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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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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