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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

Bill Shankly

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Bill Shankly
Age: 68 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 2
Died: 1981
Died: September 29
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Although I'm a Scot, I'd be proud to be called a Scouser.
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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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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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I have not been short of invitations to other clubs and have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool.
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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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If you can't support us when we lose or draw, don't support us when we win
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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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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.
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I'm a people's man - only the people matter.
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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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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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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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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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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 very word 'Anfield' means more to me than I can describe.
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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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Train the right way. Help each other. It's a form of socialism without the politics.
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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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