Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
BILL SHANKLYThis city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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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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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 don’t drop players. I make changes.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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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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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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