Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better. Bill Shankly More Quotes by Bill Shankly More Quotes From Bill Shankly In my time at Anfield we always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside - Liverpool and Liverpool reserves. Bill Shankly soccersportsfunny If you can't support us when we lose or draw, don't support us when we win Bill Shankly drawssupportwinning Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that. Bill Shankly leadershipinspirationalfootball 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. Bill Shankly goalfootballbelieve A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing. Bill Shankly teamworkfootballfunny 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. Bill Shankly playerfootballsoccer Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor. Bill Shankly motivationalinspirationalfootball The socialism I believe in isn't really politics. It is a way of living. It is humanity. I believe the only way to live and to be truly successful is by collective effort, with everyone working for each other, everyone helping each other, and everyone having a share of the rewards at the end of the day. That might be asking a lot, but it's the way I see football and the way I see life. Bill Shankly successfulfootballbelieve 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 footballsportsfunny If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing. Bill Shankly sarcasticsoccerfunny 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. Bill Shankly footballsoccermen 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 motivationalinspirationalsoccer Pressure is working down the pit. Pressure is having no work at all. Pressure is trying to escape relegation on 50 shillings a week. Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That's the reward. Bill Shankly pitsfinalstrying 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. Bill Shankly ballsnextsticks 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. Bill Shankly simplefootballsoccer The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers! Bill Shankly soccer-fansdifferencesqueens For a player to be good enough to play for Liverpool, he must be prepared Bill Shankly wallfightingrunning 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. Bill Shankly passionteampride 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. Bill Shankly clubsshould-havewriting We are a team. We share the ball, we share the game, we share the worries. Bill Shankly teamgamesworry
