My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Napoleon had that idea. He wanted to conquer the bloody world. I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in.
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Someone said 'football is more important than life and death to you' and I said 'Listen, it's more important than that.'
Permalink to quote #1 I don't think I was in a bath until I was 15 years old. I used to use a tub to wash myself. But out of poverty with a lot of people living in the same house, y…
Permalink to quote #3 It's there to remind our lads who they're playing for, and to remind the opposition who they're playing against.
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