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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'.

— Bill Shankly

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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.

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