Bill Shankly

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

"At a football club, there's a holy trinity – the players, the manager and the supporters."

"Someone said to me 'To you football is a matter of life or death!' and I said 'Listen, it's more important than that'."

"The socialism I believe in is everyone working for each other, everyone having a share of the rewards. It's the way I see football, the way I see life."

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

"Einige Leute halten Fußball für eine Sache von Leben und Tod. Ich mag diese Einstellung nicht. Ich versichere Ihnen, dass es viel ernster ist!"