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Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.

~Bill Shankly

Topics: Assure Death Football Life Life And Death Matter More Much People Serious Some Some People Than Think You

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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.

~Bill Shankly

Topics: Ball Day Football Grass Great Great Day Green Need Some

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Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor.

~Bill Shankly

Topics: Aim Ceiling Floor Reach Sky Stay You

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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.

~Bill Shankly

Topics: Death Except Football Important Life Life And Death Matter More Soccer

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

~Bill Shankly

Topics: First Nothing Second You

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Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.

~Bill Shankly

Topics: Available Ball Based Controlling Football Game Giving Making Pass Passes Receive Simple Taking Terribly Yourself

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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I'd draw the curtains.

~Bill Shankly

Topics: Bottom Curtains Down Draw Everton Garden Playing Were

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I'm a people's man - only the people matter.

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Topics: Man Matter Only People

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We murdered them 0-0.

~Bill Shankly

Topics: Them

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Denis Law could dance on eggshells.

~Bill Shankly

Topics: Could Dance Law

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Athlete

Born: September 2nd, 1913

Died: September 29th, 1981

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