Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Scottish footballer Bill Shankly.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried.
With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal.
(after signing Ron Yeats)
I have not been short of invitations to other clubs and have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool.
I was in the game for the love of football - and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
I never drop a player I only make changes.
Of course I didn't take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday and would I have got married during the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves.
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 Kremlin.
(on Tommy Smith)
Don't worry, Alan. At least you'll be able to play close to a great team.
(to Alan Ball, who'd just signed for Everton)
I was the best manager in Britain because I was never devious or cheated anyone. I’d break my wife’s legs if I played against her, but I’d never cheat her.
Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
I always look in the Sunday paper to see where Everton are in the league - starting, of course, from the bottom up.
I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat - there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin' in.
What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts?
(after 0-0 draw at Anfield)