Frases de Bill Shankly
Bill Shankly
Data de nascimento: 2. Setembro 1913
Data de falecimento: 29. Setembro 1981
William Shankly, mais conhecido como Bill Shankly OBE , foi um futebolista e treinador escocês.
Fora um dos principais treinadores da história do futebol inglês, tendo feito grande sucesso no Liverpool, onde ficaria durante quinze temporadas. Grande frasista e apaixando pelo futebol, teria declarado durante sua carreira:
Citações Bill Shankly
„Someone said to me 'To you football is a matter of life or death!' and I said 'Listen, it's more important than that'.“
— Bill Shankly
An interview on a Granada Television chat-show, hosted by Shelley Rohde on Wednesday 20th of May 1981
„A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.“
— Bill Shankly
Quoted by John Toshack in Kevin McCarra, [http://football.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,1691681,00.html "How Benítez built Liverpool,"] The Guardian (2006-01-21)
„At a football club, there's a holy trinity – the players, the manager and the supporters.“
— Bill Shankly
[http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/oct/18/bill-shankly-liverpool-manager "Bill Shankly: Life, death and football"], The Guardian (2009-10-18)
„Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.“
— Bill Shankly
Attributed to Shankly in 2013
