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,.
BILL SHANKLYFirst is first,Second is nothing
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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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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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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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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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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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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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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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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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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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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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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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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