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)
BILL SHANKLYFirst is first,Second is nothing
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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My life is my work. My work is my life
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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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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 problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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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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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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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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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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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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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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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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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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