Famous things people said about the great game
Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling.
Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.
Bill Shankly
(1913–1981, former Scottish footballer and Liverpool manager)
Bob Paisley (Former Great Manager of Liverpool FC) advising his players: “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.”
'If you have only one passion in life - football - and you pursue it to the exclusion of everything else, it becomes very dangerous. When you stop doing this activity it is as though you are dying. The death of that activity is a death in itself.'
Eric Cantona- Formerly of France and Man Utd. Alex Ferguson has discussed Eric as his most important signing.
"Everything is practice"
Pele- formerly of Brazil and commonly regarded as the greatest ever player
“Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.”
Johan Cruyff- Formerly of Holland, Ajax and Barcelona. Rated as one of the greatest players ever, and also as manager won Barcelona's 1st Champions League trophy in 1992. Cruyff is also given credit for implementing the style of football now played by the current great Barcelona side.
“Rome wasn’t built in a day, but then again I wasn’t on that particular job.”
Brian Clough, Ex Nottingham Forest Manager