Bill Shankly Quotes

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

– Bill Shankly

I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.

– Bill Shankly

We murdered them 0-0.

– Bill Shankly

If you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing.

– Bill Shankly

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

– Bill Shankly

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

– Bill Shankly

Denis Law could dance on eggshells.

– 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

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

– Bill Shankly

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

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

– 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

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