Bill Shankly quotes

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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
Sky
I'm a people's man - only the people matter.
Bill Shankly
People
Man
A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
Bill Shankly
Success
Football
Mind
Denis Law could dance on eggshells.
Bill Shankly
Dance
Law
Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
Bill Shankly
Life
Death
Football
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
Football
Giving
If you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing.
Bill Shankly
First
Nothing
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.
Bill Shankly
Life
Death
People
Football
The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
Bill Shankly
Rules
Trouble
What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
Bill Shankly
Day
Football
If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I'd draw the curtains.
Bill Shankly
Garden