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Jock Stein

(1922–1985) Association Football Player

21 quotes in 129 categories

Jock Stein was an association football player, best known for Singing a New Song.

Quick Facts About Jock Stein

Born: October 5, 1922
Died: September 10, 1985
Profession: Association Football Player
Notable works: Singing a New Song

About Jock Stein

John Stein was a Scottish football player and manager. He was the first manager of a club from a Northern European country to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967. Stein also guided Celtic to nine successive Scottish League championships between 1966 and 1974.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes 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.

Achieve

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My proudest moment? Every Friday morning when I look at the board at Celtic Park and see my name on the team…

Boards

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If you're good enough, the referee doesn't matter.

Enough

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Football is for the fans. It can be the greatest game in the world but if there are no people to watch…

Fans

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The best place to defend is in the opposition penalty box.

Best place

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There's nothing wrong with losing your temper for the right reasons.

Losing

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The most pleasure any manager can get is seeing everyday boys joining the Club as youngsters and growing into men and giving…

Boys

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No Scot ever made a bigger impact on a club than Bill Shankly. Others may claim an equal share of trophies and…

Bigger

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Celtic jerseys are not for second best, they don't shrink to fit inferior players

Celtic

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Surely there are enough Celtic songs without introducing religion or politics or anything else.

Celtic

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Ach, Rangers are alright, but they still haven’t invented blue grass.

Alright

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It is up to us, to everyone at Celtic Park, to build up our own legends. We don't want to live with…

Celtic

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There is always a time to move on.

Moving

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There is no excuse for a professional footballer not to be 100% fit.

Excuse

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I lost some friends when I made the move, but if that's what matters to them, then they're not really friends at…

Friendship

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It's not religion that's the problem - it's the lack of religion!

Problem

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I'd far rather talk about players. They are the people who make things happen.

About

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We must play as if there are no more games, no more tomorrows...

Games

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Unlike many other Celts, I cannot claim that Celtic was my first love but I can say that it will be my…

Celtic

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I think it is important to win a match, but I think what is even more important is the manner in which…

Important

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Without fans who pay at the turnstile, football is nothing. Sometimes we are inclined to forget that. The only chance of bringing…

Chance

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