The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
BILL SHANKLYIts great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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At a football club, there’s a holy trinity – the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don’t come into it. They are only there to sign the checks.
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It’s to remind our lads who they’re playing for, and to remind the opposition who they’re playing against. (on the ‘This Anfield’ plaque)
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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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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 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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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
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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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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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