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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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Bill Shankly
Age: 68 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 2
Died: 1981
Died: September 29
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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I'm a people's man - only the people matter.
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In my time at Anfield we always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside - Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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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.
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I’ve been a slave to football. It follows you home, it follows you everywhere, and eats into your family life. But every working man misses out on some things because of his job.
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The very word 'Anfield' means more to me than I can describe.
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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.
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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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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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A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
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Train the right way. Help each other. It's a form of socialism without the politics.
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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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Although I'm a Scot, I'd be proud to be called a Scouser.
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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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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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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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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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.
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