The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
BILL SHANKLYFirst is first,Second is nothing
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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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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I was the best manager in Britain because I was never devious or cheated anyone. I’d break my wife’s legs if I played against her, but I’d never cheat her.
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Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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He wasn’t flashy and he wouldn’t score you goals. But he was hard and skilful and gave you everything he had. More than that he was totally honest.
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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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I have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool. It is scandalous that I should have to write these things about the club that I helped build into what it is today.
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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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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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Above all, I would like to be remembered as a man who was selfless, who strove and worried so that others could share the glory, and who built up a family of people who could hold their heads up high and say ‘We’re Liverpool’.
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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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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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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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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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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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The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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First is first,Second is nothing
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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My life is my work. My work is my life
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