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Bill Shankly Biography

William Shankly, OBE (2 September 1913 – 29 September 1981) was a Scottish football player and manager, who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool.

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

Curtains, Draw, Draws, Garden

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.

200, Football, Laddie, Men, Record, Soccer

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

Enthusiasm, Greatest, Natural, Nothing, World

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

Grenades, Hands, Keegan, Kevin, Place, Son

Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.

Anfield, Football, Grass, Professional

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

Annihilated, Beats, England, Massacre, Soccer

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

Advantage, Football, Interfering, Play, Player, Soccer

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

Football, Game, Games, Referees, Rules, Soccer

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.

Championship, Escape, Finals, Pits, Shillings, Trying

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.

Checks, Football, Manager, Player, Sign, Soccer

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

Aim, Ceiling, Football, Inspirational, Motivational, Stay

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.

Balls, Edge, Know, Next, Penalty, Sticks

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

Brain, Brains, England, Son, Trainee

I've had many skilful men and the likes of Peter Thompson, Ian St John, Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway were the ones who caught the eye. But the best professional of the lot was Gerry Byrne. He wasn't flashy and he wouldn't score you goals. But he was hard and skilful and gave you everything he had. More than that he was totally honest. Which is the greatest quality of all. He was a true Liverpudlian who couldn't look his fellow Scousers in the face after a game unless he'd given everything he had for 90 minutes.

Eye, Game, Games, John, Likes, Men

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

Football, Funny, Job, Playing, Sports, Whos

Denis Law could dance on eggshells.

Dance, Denial, Denis, Eggshells, Law

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

League, Looks, Nothing, See, Tables

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, Making, Simple, Soccer, Taking

For a player to be good enough to play for Liverpool, he must be prepared to run through a brick wall for me then come out fighting on the other side.

Enough, Fighting, Run, Running, Wall

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

Man, Matter, Men, People

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