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If Shankly was the Anfield foreman, Paisley was the brickie, ready to build an empire with his own hands. — Tommy Smith

He's not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one.
(about Ian St John) — Bill Shankly

The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers! — Bill Shankly

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

Although I'm a Scot, I'd be proud to be called a Scouser. — Bill Shankly

If you can't support us when we lose or draw, don't support us when we win — Bill Shankly

What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts?
(after 0-0 draw at Anfield) — Bill Shankly

I was in the game for the love of football - and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool. — Bill Shankly

Tom Finney would have been great in any team, in any match and in any age, even if he had been wearing an overcoat. — Bill Shankly

I always look in the Sunday paper to see where Everton are in the league - starting, of course, from the bottom up. — Bill Shankly

Forget the Beatles and all the rest. This is the real Liverpool sound. It's real singing, and it's what the Kop is all about. — Bill Shankly

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

If a player is not interfering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, then he should be. — Bill Shankly

My life is my work. My work is my life — Bill Shankly

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

Me having no education. I had to use my brains. — Bill Shankly

Some people think football [soccer] is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that. — Bill Shankly

First is first,Second is nothing — Bill Shankly

I want to build a team that's invincible, so that they have to send a team from bloody Mars to beat us. — Bill Shankly

Liverpool was made for me and I was made for Liverpool. — Bill Shankly

We are a team. We share the ball, we share the game, we share the worries. — Bill Shankly

We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4. — Bill Shankly

I have not been short of invitations to other clubs and have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool. — Bill Shankly

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

The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head.
(to a Liverpool trainee) — Bill Shankly

The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
— Bill Shankly

Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor. — Bill Shankly

Train the right way. Help each other. It's a form of socialism without the politics. — Bill Shankly

Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better. — Bill Shankly

The very word 'Anfield' means more to me than I can describe. — Bill Shankly

When I've got nothing better to do, I look down the league table to see how Everton are getting along — Bill Shankly

What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball. — Bill Shankly

F you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing. — Bill Shankly

With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal.
(after signing Ron Yeats) — Bill Shankly

If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I'd draw the curtains. — Bill Shankly

Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them. — Bill Shankly

Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son.
(to Kevin Keegan) — Bill Shankly

The best side drew
(after a hard fought 1-1 draw) — Bill Shankly

Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass. — Bill Shankly

It's the greatest thing in the world, natural enthusiasm. You are nothing without it. — Bill Shankly

Denis Law could dance on eggshells. — Bill Shankly

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) — Bill Shankly

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that. — Bill Shankly

I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat - there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin' in. — Bill Shankly

We murdered them 0-0. — Bill Shankly

Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried. — Bill Shankly

If you're not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we'll discuss your options afterwards. — Bill Shankly

It's to remind our lads who they're playing for, and to remind the opposition who they're playing against.
(on the 'This Anfield' plaque) — Bill Shankly

I don't drop players. I make changes. — Bill Shankly

I never drop a player I only make changes. — Bill Shankly

This city has two great teams - Liverpool and Liverpool reserves. — Bill Shankly

In my time at Anfield we always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside - Liverpool and Liverpool reserves. — Bill Shankly

I'm a people's man - only the people matter. — Bill Shankly