First is first,Second is nothing
BILL SHANKLYThe 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,.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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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We don’t need to motivate players because each of them is responsible for the performance of the team as a whole. The status of Liverpool’s players keeps them motivated.
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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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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He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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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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Above all, I would like to be remembered as a man who was selfless, who strove and worried so that others could share the glory, and who built up a family of people who could hold their heads up high and say ‘We’re Liverpool’.
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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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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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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 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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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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