A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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For a player to be good enough to play for Liverpool, he must be prepared to run through a brick wall for me then come out fighting on the other side.
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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’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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My life is my work. My work is my life
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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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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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Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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Which is the greatest quality of all. He was a true Liverpudlian who couldn’t look his fellow Scousers in the face after a game unless he’d given everything he had for 90 minutes.
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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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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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