--- title: "1 Enjoyed Football Quotes By Jock Stein" description: "1 Enjoyed Football quotes by Jock Stein. Plus more from Jock Stein and more Enjoyed Football sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8a/jock-stein-26915_bigger_no-scot-ever-made-a-bigger-impact-on-a-c_833954.png" --- > [No Scot ever made a bigger impact on a club than Bill Shankly. Others may claim an equal share of trophies and Matt Busby comes to mind with his wonderful record crowned by the European Cup, but not even Matt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/no-scot-ever-made-a-bigger-impact-on-a-club-than-bill-shankly-others/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8a/jock-stein-26915_bigger_no-scot-ever-made-a-bigger-impact-on-a-c_833954.png) ## More by Jock Stein > [If I can achieve for Celtic what I have achieved for Hibs, then I feel I will have done well for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/if-i-can-achieve-for-celtic-what-i-have-achieved-for-hibs-then-i-feel/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) > [My proudest moment? Every Friday morning when I look at the board at Celtic Park and see my name on the team sheet for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/my-proudest-moment-every-friday-morning-when-i-look-at-the-board-at/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) > [If you're good enough, the referee doesn't matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/if-you-re-good-enough-the-referee-doesn-t-matter/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) > [Football is for the fans. It can be the greatest game in the world but if there are no people to watch it, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/football-is-for-the-fans-it-can-be-the-greatest-game-in-the-world-but/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) > [The best place to defend is in the opposition penalty box.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/the-best-place-to-defend-is-in-the-opposition-penalty-box/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) > [There's nothing wrong with losing your temper for the right reasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/there-s-nothing-wrong-with-losing-your-temper-for-the-right-reasons/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) > [The most pleasure any manager can get is seeing everyday boys joining the Club as youngsters and growing into men and giving themselves a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/the-most-pleasure-any-manager-can-get-is-seeing-everyday-boys-joining/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) > [No Scot ever made a bigger impact on a club than Bill Shankly. Others may claim an equal share of trophies and Matt Busby…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/no-scot-ever-made-a-bigger-impact-on-a-club-than-bill-shankly-others/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) > [Celtic jerseys are not for second best, they don't shrink to fit inferior players](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/celtic-jerseys-are-not-for-second-best-they-don-t-shrink-to-fit/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) > [Surely there are enough Celtic songs without introducing religion or politics or anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/surely-there-are-enough-celtic-songs-without-introducing-religion-or/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) > [Ach, Rangers are alright, but they still haven’t invented blue grass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/ach-rangers-are-alright-but-they-still-haven-t-invented-blue-grass/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) > [It is up to us, to everyone at Celtic Park, to build up our own legends. We don't want to live with history, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/it-is-up-to-us-to-everyone-at-celtic-park-to-build-up-our-own-legends/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) > [There is always a time to move on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/there-is-always-a-time-to-move-on/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) > [There is no excuse for a professional footballer not to be 100% fit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/there-is-no-excuse-for-a-professional-footballer-not-to-be-100-fit/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) > [I lost some friends when I made the move, but if that's what matters to them, then they're not really friends at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-stein/i-lost-some-friends-when-i-made-the-move-but-if-that-s-what-matters/) [Jock Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-stein/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enjoyed-football/jock-stein/#itemlist", "name": "1 Enjoyed Football Quotes By Jock Stein", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No Scot ever made a bigger impact on a club than Bill Shankly. 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