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Bill Shankly
Age: 68 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 2
Died: 1981
Died: September 29
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
William Shankly
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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The very word 'Anfield' means more to me than I can describe.
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I'm a people's man - only the people matter.
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Train the right way. Help each other. It's a form of socialism without the politics.
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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 problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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It's a 90 minute game for sure. In fact I used to train for a 190 minute game so that when the whistle blew at the end of the match I could have played another 90 minutes.
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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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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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I want to build a team that's invincible, so that they have to send a team from bloody Mars to beat us.
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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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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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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)
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Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor.
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Although I'm a Scot, I'd be proud to be called a Scouser.
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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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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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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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