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Well the Kop's exclusive. The Spion Kop at Liverpool is an institution. And if you are a member of the Kop you feel as if you are a member of a big society where you've got thousands of friends all roundabout you. And they're united and loyal.
Bill Shankly Quotes: Well the Kop's exclusive. The
What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts?
(after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
Bill Shankly Quotes: What can you do, playing
Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
Bill Shankly Quotes: Yes, Roger Hunt misses a
I have not been short of invitations to other clubs and have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool.
Bill Shankly Quotes: I have not been short
He's not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one.
(about Ian St John)
Bill Shankly Quotes: He's not just the best
Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son.
(to Kevin Keegan)
Bill Shankly Quotes: Just go out and drop
Liverpool was made for me and I was made for Liverpool.
Bill Shankly Quotes: Liverpool was made for me
Laddie, that man scored 200 goals in 270 matches - an incredible record - and he has won cup after cup as a manager. When he talks, pin back your ears.
Bill Shankly Quotes: Laddie, that man scored 200
It's the greatest thing in the world, natural enthusiasm. You are nothing without it.
Bill Shankly Quotes: It's the greatest thing in
What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
Bill Shankly Quotes: What a great day for
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. 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. Which is the greatest quality of all. He was a true Liverpudlian who couldn't look his fellow Scousers in the face after a game unless he'd given everything he had for 90 minutes.
Bill Shankly Quotes: I've had many skilful men
I was in the game for the love of football - and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
Bill Shankly Quotes: I was in the game
The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
Bill Shankly Quotes: The difference between Everton and
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 Shankly Quotes: If he isn't named footballer
Don't worry, Alan. At least you'll be able to play close to a great team.
(to Alan Ball, who'd just signed for Everton)
Bill Shankly Quotes: Don't worry, Alan. At least
We murdered them 0-0.
Bill Shankly Quotes: We murdered them 0-0.
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'.
Bill Shankly Quotes: Above all, I would like
Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried.
Bill Shankly Quotes: Tommy Smith wasn't born, he
I'm a people's man - only the people matter.
Bill Shankly Quotes: I'm a people's man -
The socialism I believe in is everyone working for each other, everyone having a share of the rewards. It's the way I see football, the way I see life.
Bill Shankly Quotes: The socialism I believe in
My life is my work. My work is my life
Bill Shankly Quotes: My life is my work.
If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I'd draw the curtains.
Bill Shankly Quotes: If Everton were playing down
We are a team. We share the ball, we share the game, we share the worries.
Bill Shankly Quotes: We are a team. We
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.
Bill Shankly Quotes: At a football club, there's
If a player is not interfering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, then he should be.
Bill Shankly Quotes: If a player is not
If you can't support us when we lose or draw, don't support us when we win
Bill Shankly Quotes: If you can't support us
Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
Bill Shankly Quotes: Its great grass at Anfield,
If you're not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we'll discuss your options afterwards.
Bill Shankly Quotes: If you're not sure what
A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
Bill Shankly Quotes: A football team is like
If you get to the edge of the penalty area with the ball and don't know what to do next, just stick the ball in the net for now. We can evaluate the other options later.
Bill Shankly Quotes: If you get to the
Ian Callaghan is everything good that a man can be. No praise is too high for him. Words cannot do justice to the amount he has contributed to the game. Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game's truly great players.
Bill Shankly Quotes: Ian Callaghan is everything good
The socialism I believe in is everybody working for the same goal and everybody having a share in the rewards. That's how I see football, that's how I see life.
Bill Shankly Quotes: The socialism I believe in
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, everyone helping each other, and everyone having a share of the rewards at the end of the day. That might be asking a lot, but it's the way I see football and the way I see life.
Bill Shankly Quotes: The socialism I believe in
First is first,Second is nothing
Bill Shankly Quotes: First is first,Second is nothing
I never drop a player I only make changes.
Bill Shankly Quotes: I never drop a player
When I've got nothing better to do, I look down the league table to see how Everton are getting along
Bill Shankly Quotes: When I've got nothing better
Some people believe that football[soccer] is a matter of life and death. I'm very dissappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much more important than that.
Bill Shankly Quotes: Some people believe that football[soccer]
Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
Bill Shankly Quotes: Football is a simple game
A lot of football success is in the mind. you must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
Bill Shankly Quotes: A lot of football success
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.
Bill Shankly Quotes: Football is a simple game
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.
Bill Shankly Quotes: Some people think football is
I want to build a team that's invincible, so that they have to send a team from bloody Mars to beat us.
Bill Shankly Quotes: I want to build a
Some people believe football (soccer) is a matter of life and death. I'm very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.
Bill Shankly Quotes: Some people believe football (soccer)
I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat - there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin' in.
Bill Shankly Quotes: I would have played Tom
One day in 1959, when Huddersfield were playing Cardiff City, Tom (T.V.) Williams, who was then chairman of Liverpool, and Harry Latham, a director, came down the slope at Leeds Road to see me.
Mr Williams said, 'How would you like to manage the best club in the country?'
'Why, is Matt Busby packing it up?' I asked.
Bill Shankly Quotes: One day in 1959, when
Of course I didn't take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday and would I have got married during the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves.
Bill Shankly Quotes: Of course I didn't take
I have always had the deepest respect for Bill Nicholson as a person and as a manager. The Spurs boss is an honest Yorkshireman and you will go a long way before finding a straighter character than that. Bill has never wavered in his determination to give White Hart Lane fans the best.
Bill Shankly Quotes: I have always had the
I always look in the Sunday paper to see where Everton are in the league - starting, of course, from the bottom up.
Bill Shankly Quotes: I always look in the
With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal.
(after signing Ron Yeats)
Bill Shankly Quotes: With him in defense, we
Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt. 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 Shankly Quotes: Fire in your belly comes
I don't drop players. I make changes.
Bill Shankly Quotes: I don't drop players. I
F you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing.
Bill Shankly Quotes: F you are first you
For a player to be good enough to play for Liverpool, he must be prepared
to run through a brick wall for me then come out fighting on the other side.
Bill Shankly Quotes: For a player to be
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.
Bill Shankly Quotes: I have been received more
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