The greatest quotes delivered by the best Liverpool legends

Liverpool legends have a habit of leaving behind memorable quotes.

Let us take a walk down memory lane and remember a few Liverpool quotes made by managers and players.

Sport in general and football in particular is where tempers flare, adrenaline is highest and players and coaches wear their hearts on their sleeves. Before, during and after matches they say things that can cause a stir, however, it is always meant in good faith. As Liverpool players and managers, these quotes becomes a part of the club history.

Sportsmanship is key and whatever is said and done during the game should always be left of the playing field.

So, keeping that in mind, I have put together some words that ring in the ears of us Liverpool fans forever. Here are some quotes, originally shared by This Is Anfield, that are made at times of high passion. They get etched in the history of Liverpool.

Bill Shankly

Bill Shankly goes down as the greatest ever manager that Liverpool football club has had. He is the reason that Liverpool are where they are currently. He helped bring the team from the lower leagues and then pushed them on to multiple titles during his career.

Liverpool fans will be indebted to him forever. As a tribute to him, the main stand gate at Anfield has been named after him. When you enter Anfield, you have to walk through the Shankly gates.

Here are a few quotes of his that shall never be forgotten.

“I want to build a team that’s invincible so that they have to send a team from bloody Mars to beat us!”

“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.”

“I always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside… Liverpool and Liverpool Reserves.”

“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.”

“If Everton were playing at the bottom of my garden, I’d shut the curtains.”

“If you are first, you are first. If you are second…you are nothing.”

“The trouble with football referees is that they know the rules, but they don’t know the game!”

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Kenny Dalglish

King Kenny goes down as one of the most successful players of Liverpool. He has captained the side to numerous trophies. Dalglish has been the manager of Liverpool on two occasions. The first was during his playing days as player-manager and the second was about a decade ago. He is still a very active member on the club.

Here are a few LFC phrases that he has made that shall be reminisced for years to come.

• “Put ‘WE LIED’ on the front page of your newspaper.”
• “There is no one anywhere in the world at any stage who is any bigger or any better than this football club.”
• “The saddest and most beautiful sight I have ever seen.” (Hillsborough Disaster)

Bob Paisley

Another club legend, Bob Paisley was the manager who took over from Shankly. He played for the Reds and represented the club over 250 times. Under his leadership, Liverpool won multiple league cups and domestic trophies. He is one of the most successful managers at the club.

Here are a couple of quotes that he had made which have stuck.

•  “The whole of my life, what they wanted was honesty. They were not concerned with cultured football, but with triers who gave one hundred percent.”
• “I said that when I took over that I would settle for a drop of Bell’s once a month, a big bottle at the end of the season and a ride around the city in an open-top bus!”

Jurgen Klopp

Jurgen has certainly been the fundamental reason behind getting this club back onto their perch. He has been the sole reason that Liverpool have managed to grow as a club both financially and from a footballing perspective. Right now, all of us are living in a Jurgen Norbert Klopp world!

• “We have to change, from doubters to believers—now.”
• “Let’s talk about six baby!”
• “Boom!!”

Steven Gerrard

Gerrard is surely a club legend who has time and again proven his loyalty to the club. There were times that he carried the club through the rough patches. He has had a successful career with Liverpool winning multiple trophies, with the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final being the highlight.

Here are a couple of quotes that he made during his playing days that will stay with use for a long time.

• “When I die, don’t bring me to the hospital. Bring me to Anfield. I was born there and will die there.”
• “Cut my veins open and I bleed Liverpool red. I love Liverpool with a burning passion.”

These quotes by great managers and players have gone down in history. It encapsulates the mindset, grit and determination that people need if they want to represent Liverpool in the English Premier League.

These quotes will give fans a fair idea of what it meant to these players and managers to leave everything that they had on the football pitch during those 90 minutes.