Explore Quotes by Bill Shankly

Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.

One day in 1959, when Huddersfield were playing Cardiff City, Tom (T.V.) Williams, who was then chairman of Liverpool, and Harry Latham, a director, came down the slope at Leeds Road to see me. _x000D_ Mr Williams said, 'How would you like to manage the best club in the country?' _x000D_ 'Why, is Matt Busby packing it up?' I asked.

My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world. I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in.

Although I'm a Scot, I'd be proud to be called a Scouser.

I never drop a player I only make changes.

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

Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.

At a football club, there's a holy trinity - the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don't come into it. They are only there to sign the checks.

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 at the end of the match I could have played another 90 minutes.

If you're not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we'll discuss your options afterwards.

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

If a player is not interfering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, then he should be.

A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.

I don't drop players. I make changes.