"Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that." Bill Shankly
(I do not agree)
"If you're in the penalty area and don't know what to do with the ball, put it in the net and we'll discuss the options later." Bob Paisley
"Mind you, I've been here during the bad times too - one year we came second." Bob Paisley
"Liverpool are magic, Everton are tragic." Emlyn Hughes
"It was like playing in a foreign country." Ian Rush on his time with Juventus in Italy
"Should the aggregate score be level after 90 minutes, extra time will be played." Fulham's
matchday programme for the second leg of the Littlewoods Cup tie in 1986-87. Liverpool were 10-0 up from the first leg
"There are those who say maybe I should forget about football. Maybe I should forget about breathing." Gerard Houllier
"Don't worry Alan. At least you'll be able to play close to a great team!" Bill Shankly to Alan Ball after he signed for Everton
"It's there to remind our lads who they're playing for, and to remind the opposition who they're playing against." Bill Shankly about the 'This is Anfield' plaque
"It broke my heart to leave Liverpool." Kenny Dalglish
"I may have left Liverpool but the city and club will always be part of me." Kenny Dalglish
"I want to keep an English heart to the team. I believe in that. Michael Owen
is that. Never think Michael is afraid of anything." Gerard Houllier
"The only thing I fear is missing an open goal in front of the Kop. I would die if that were to happen. When they start singing 'You'll Never Walk Alone' my eyes start to water. There have been times when I've actually been crying while I've been playing". Kevin Keegan
"Take that bandage off. And what do you mean about YOUR knee? It's Liverpool's knee!" Bill Shankly to Tommy Smith, who had a bandage on his injured knee
"How could I leave after a night like that? It was the greatest night of my
life." Steven Gerrard after winning the Champions League in Istanbul.
"Carra came up to me after extra time and said 'Remember Grobbelaar and
the rubbery legs of 84 - and do the same. Dance, do anything, put them off'!"
Istanbul hero Jerzy Dudek after his penalty saving heroics.
"I went so mad that I must have had a bit of a blackout. I just crashed to the floor somewhere and I can't remember a single thing that was going on around me for a few moments. What I do remember as I was lying on the floor was starting to cramp up again!" Jamie Carragher recalls how he felt after Dudek saved the decisive penalty from Shevchenko in Istanbul.
"Liverpool's fans are just amazing. The best feeling I have at away games is Anfield. It is just incredible. I love it. You get goose bumps when you see their supporters sing You'll Never Walk Alone." Arsenal and France star Thierry Henry.
"I'd put Steven in the top five or six players in the world. In my opinion, I would say he was probably the best. I don't think anyone else could play for Liverpool and do more than he does." Jamie Carragher on Steven Gerrard.
"Who's bigger than Liverpool?" Jamie Carragher when asked by Sky Sports if
he'd thought of moving to a bigger club.
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE
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