Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
BILL SHANKLYThis city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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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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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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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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My life is my work. My work is my life
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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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The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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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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If a man….who’s playing in front of the public, is being well paid, and he doesn’t dedicate himself to the job, I’d be hard on him. If I could I would put him in jail, out of the road of society. Because he’s a menace
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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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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 Spurs boss is an honest Yorkshireman and you will go a long way before finding a straighter character than that. Bill has never wavered in his determination to give White Hart Lane fans the best.
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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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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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