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Bill Shankly Quotes

1913–1981 Scotland

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

Scotland
Soccer players

Also known as: Bill Shankley, Shankly, Bill

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Someone said to me 'To you football is a matter of life or death!' and I said 'Listen, it's more important than that'.

The socialism I believe in is everyone working for each other, everyone having a share of the rewards. It's the way I see football, the way I see life.

At a football club, there's a holy trinity – the players, the manager and the supporters.

Someone said: "football is more important than life and death to you" and I said: "Listen, it's more important than that."

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

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

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bill Shankly (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.