Bill Shankly Quotes & Sayings

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

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

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

“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.”

“A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.”

“If you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing.”

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

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

“The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.”

“We murdered them 0-0.”