Top 16 Quotes & Sayings by Bob Paisley

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Last updated on November 6, 2024.

Robert Paisley OBE was an English professional football manager and player who played as a wing-half. He spent almost 50 years with Liverpool and is regarded, due to his achievements with the club, as one of the greatest British managers of all time. Reluctantly taking the job in 1974, he built on the foundations laid by his predecessor Bill Shankly. Paisley is the first of three managers to have won the European Cup three times. He is also one of five managers to have won the English top-flight championship as both a player and manager at the same club.

English - Athlete | January 23, 1919 - February 14, 1996

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I love the city and the people here. I've been with them for many years and I fought alongside them.

Bob Paisley

No, but you've got to be here in case something does happen.

Bob Paisley

I can let the team do the talking for me.

Bob Paisley

The physio side probably stemmed from the knocks I got as a player.

Bob Paisley

I'd always had an interest in physiotherapy and psychology.

Bob Paisley

The sort of lad I am looking for is a kid who will nutmeg Kevin Keegan in training, then step aside him in the corridor

Bob Paisley

It's not about the long ball or the short ball, it's about the right ball.

Bob Paisley

I'll admit, right away, that I am disappointed that we did not have a major trophy to show for our efforts. We were in four and we had a good side, but when you count second place as failure, then standards are becoming fantastically high. We never celebrate second place here.

Bob Paisley

Though I hope to have a few more seasons still in senior football, I am studying to be a physiotherapist and masseur when my playing days are over. We married men have to look to the future, you know.

Bob Paisley

The whole of my life, what they wanted was honesty. They were not concerned with cultured football, but with triers who gave one hundred percent.

Bob Paisley

At the highest level the first two yards are in your head.

Bob Paisley

If you're in the penalty area and don't know what to do with the ball, put it in the net and we'll discuss the options later.

Bob Paisley

Mind you, I've been here during the bad times too - one year we came second.

Bob Paisley

One of the things I keep reminding players is that when you're lost in a fog, you must stick together. Then you don't get lost. If there's a secret about Liverpool, that's it.

Bob Paisley

I have always preferred to liken the championship to a marathon. You have to know how to start the race, how to take the strain when problems come along and to make sure you don't give any potentially dangerous rivals an advantage. My policy is to ideally have five or six men around the age of 26, a couple of youngsters, a couple round the 28 mark and one or two in their 30s. But the nucleus of the team should be experienced and not too old.

Bob Paisley

I was aggressive but I played the game because I loved and enjoyed it. I might have hurt people and I got hurt myself a few times, but not with any malice. When I went on to the field I just wanted to play football. I didn't go out to kick anybody purposely. I just enjoyed playing and if that's aggression, then I'm guilty of that.

Bob Paisley

Top 16 Quotes & Sayings by Bob Paisley

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