Death Quotes by Bill Shankly

If he isn't named footballer of the year, football should be stopped and the men who picked any other player should be sent to…

— Bill Shankly

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

— Bill Shankly

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

— Bill Shankly

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…

— Bill Shankly

I was in the game for the love of football - and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.

— Bill Shankly

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

— Bill Shankly

It's a 90 minute game for sure. In fact I used to train for a 190 minute game so that when the whistle blew…

— Bill Shankly

Tom Finney would have been great in any team, in any match and in any age, even if he had been wearing an overcoat.

— Bill Shankly

Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.

— Bill Shankly

Above all, I would like to be remembered as a man who was selfless, who strove and worried so that others could share the…

— Bill Shankly

“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,…

— Bill Shankly

I never drop a player I only make changes.

— Bill Shankly

“Some people believe football (soccer) is a matter of life and death. I'm very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is…

— Bill Shankly

In my time at Anfield we always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside - Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.

— Bill Shankly

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

— Bill Shankly