"I have not been short of invitations to other clubs and have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool."

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

"I've been a slave to football. It follows you home, it follows you everywhere, and eats into your family life. But every working man misses out on some things because of his job."

"It's great grass at Anfield, professional grass."

"Laddie, that man scored 200 goals in 270 matches - an incredible record - and he has won cup after cup as a manager. When he talks, pin back your ears."

"Above all, I would like to be remembered as a man who was selfless, who strove and worried so that others could share the glory, and who built up a family of people who could hold their heads up high and say 'We're Liverpool'."

"He's not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one."

"He typifies everything that is good in football, and he has never changed. You could stake your life on Ian."

"He's worse than the rain in Manchester. At least God stops the rain in Manchester occasionally."

"If a player is not interfering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, then he should be."

"For a player to be good enough to play for Liverpool, he must be prepared to run through a brick wall for me then come out fighting on the other side."

"What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts?"

"Son, you'll do well here as long as you remember two things. Don't over-eat and don't lose your accent."

"If Everton were playing at the bottom of the garden, I'd pull the curtains."

"Sorry, boss, I should have kept my legs together", said Clemence.
"Wrong, it's your mother who should have!", replied Shankly.

"Aye, watch it Bob, it's very greasy and treacherous out there. Very difficult for goalkeepers."

"I told this player, 'Listen Son, you haven't broken your leg. It's all in the mind.'"

"You son, could start a riot in a graveyard."

"It's a 90 minute game for sure. In fact I used to train for a 190 minute game so that when the whistle blew at the end of the match I could have played another 90 minutes."

"The best side drew."