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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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Bill Shankly
Age: 68 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 2
Died: 1981
Died: September 29
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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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I'm a people's man - only the people matter.
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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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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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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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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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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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First is first,Second is nothing
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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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Although I'm a Scot, I'd be proud to be called a Scouser.
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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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 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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In my time at Anfield we always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside - Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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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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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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