27 Bob Paisley Quotes

Bob Paisley quotes

1. 'Mind you, I've been here during the bad times too - one year we came second.'

2. 'Bill was so strong it was unbelievable. You couldn't shake him off the ball. It didn't matter where he was playing, though I suppose his best position was outside-left. He could go round you, or past you, or even straight through you sometimes!'

3. 'Hey boss, do you think I look like a caveman?' - 'I don't know about that, but you bloody play like one.'

4. 'You may have found me mean and thirsty in my search for trophies, but the bad news is the man who is taking my place is hungrier than me. Fagan's the name and I don't think he'll need any help from the Artful Dodger!'

5. 'I just hoped that after the trials and tribulations of my early years in management, someone up high would smile on me and guide my hand. My plea was answered when we got Kenny Dalglish. What a player, what a great professional!'

6. 'I'll tell you something, they shot the wrong bloody Kennedy!'

7. 'I owe Bob more than I owe anybody else in the game. There will never be another like him.' ** Notes: Kenny Dalglish on Bob Paisley

8. 'I go by records and Bob Paisley is the No 1 manager ever!'

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9. 'Liverpool wouldn't be the club it is today without Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley and the players who played there. When I first went there it was a typical Second Division ground and look at it now!'

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10. 'If Shankly was the Anfield foreman, Paisley was the brickie, ready to build an empire with his own hands.'

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11. 'I was Bob's first signing. He changed my life, as he did so many others. He gave us great memories and you can't put a price on that. He made me an adopted scouser.'

12. 'Bob's knowledge of players and the game in general is unsurpassed. Football has known no equal in management or prize-winning, but his modesty and dignity were overwhelming as he led this club from one triumph to another. His name will always be synonymous with Liverpool.'

1. The physio side probably stemmed from the knocks I got as a player.

2. I was aggressive but I played the game because I loved and enjoyed it. I might have hurt people and I got hurt myself a few times, but not with any malice. When I went on to the field I just wanted to play football. I didn't go out to kick anybody purposely. I just enjoyed playing and if that's aggression, then I'm guilty of that.

3. 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.

4. At the highest level the first two yards are in your head.

5. I have always preferred to liken the championship to a marathon. You have to know how to start the race, how to take the strain when problems come along and to make sure you don't give any potentially dangerous rivals an advantage. My policy is to ideally have five or six men around the age of 26, a couple of youngsters, a couple round the 28 mark and one or two in their 30s. But the nucleus of the team should be experienced and not too old.

6. One of the things I keep reminding players is that when you're lost in a fog, you must stick together. Then you don't get lost. If there's a secret about Liverpool, that's it.

7. 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.

8. I'd always had an interest in physiotherapy and psychology.

9. I can let the team do the talking for me.

10. I love the city and the people here. I've been with them for many years and I fought alongside them.

11. It's not about the long ball or the short ball, it's about the right ball.

12. No, but you've got to be here in case something does happen.

13. I'll admit, right away, that I am disappointed that we did not have a major trophy to show for our efforts. We were in four and we had a good side, but when you count second place as failure, then standards are becoming fantastically high. We never celebrate second place here.

14. Though I hope to have a few more seasons still in senior football, I am studying to be a physiotherapist and masseur when my playing days are over. We married men have to look to the future, you know.

15. The sort of lad I am looking for is a kid who will nutmeg Kevin Keegan in training, then step aside him in the corridor