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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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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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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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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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Train the right way. Help each other. It's a form of socialism without the politics.
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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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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Although I'm a Scot, I'd be proud to be called a Scouser.
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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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In my time at Anfield we always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside - Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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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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First is first,Second is nothing
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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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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.
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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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.
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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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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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