110 Quotes by Bill Shankly

Some people think football [soccer] is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.

a lot of football success is in the mind. you must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.

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.

If you can't support us when we lose or draw, don't support us when we win

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

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.

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

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

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