Quotes by Bill Shankly

Bill Shankly

A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.

Football

Funny

Teamwork

A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.

Inspirational

Motivational

Soccer

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.

Football

Player

Soccer

Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.

Mao

Red

Shows

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)

Play

Team

Worry

First is first,Second is nothing

Firsts

Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.

Football

Life And Death

Soccer

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.

Football

Simple

Soccer

I don’t drop players. I make changes.

Inspirational

Making Changes

Player

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.

Clubs

Should Have

Writing

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Home

I Can

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Jobs

Kevin

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League

Life And Death

Looks

Loyal

Making Changes

Mao

Mars

Matter

Mean

Men

Missing

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People

Play

Player

Red

Roger

Should Have

Shows

Simple

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Quotes by Bill Shankly

Bill Shankly

A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.

A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.

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.

Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.

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)

First is first,Second is nothing

Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.

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.

I don’t drop players. I make changes.

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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