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.
BILL SHANKLYThis city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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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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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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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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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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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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I’ve had many skilful men and the likes of Peter Thompson, Ian St John, Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway were the ones who caught the eye. But the best professional of the lot was Gerry Byrne.
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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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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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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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First is first,Second is nothing
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If he isn’t named footballer of the year, football should be stopped and the men who picked any other player should be sent to Kremlin. (on Tommy Smith)
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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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