Bob Paisley

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.

"Anfield without European football is like a banquet without wine."
Roy Evans

"Tommy Smith wasn't born he was quarried."
David Coleman

"Don't let your heads drop. All the players who go on the pitch after half-time have to keep their heads held high. We are Liverpool. You are playing for Liverpool. Do not forget that. You have to hold your heads high for the supporters. You have to do it for them. You cannot call yourselves Liverpool players if you have your heads down. If we create a few chances we have the possibility of getting back into this. Believe you can do it and you will. Give yourself the chance to be heroes."
(Rafa Benitez – Half time. Ataturk Stadium. Istanbul. 25th May 2005)

"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."
Bob Paisley

"I want to build a team that's invincible, so they'll have to send a team from Mars to beat us."
Bill Shankly

"My problem is that I don't have words to express the things that I feel at this moment."
Rafael Benitez after winning the 2005 Champions league final

"Mind, I've been here during the bad times too. One year we came second."
Bob Paisley

"There are two great teams in Liverpool, Liverpool and Liverpool reserves."
Bill Shankly

"Anfield without European football is like a banquet without wine."
Roy Evans

"If Everton were playing at the bottom of my garden, I'd draw the curtains."
Bill Shankly

"My philosophy is that the club is more important than anyone!."
Gérard Houllier

"The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they don't know the game."
Bill Shankly

"Liverpool was made for me and I was made for Liverpool."
Bill Shankly

"I hate talking about football. I just do it, you know?"
Robbie Fowler

"Sometimes I feel I'm hardly wanted in this Liverpool team. If I get two or three saves to make, I've had a busy day."
Ray Clemence

"Anyone who doesn't learn from Ian Rush needs shooting."
Robbie Fowler

"Liverpool are magic, Everton are tragic."
Emlyn Hughes

"I'd kick my own brother if necessary... it's what being a professional footballer is all about."
Steve McMahon

"How could I leave after a night like that? It was the greatest night of my life."
Steven Gerrard after winning the Champions League in Istanbul.

"As a manager you are important sometimes and you make mistakes, but the most important people are your staff and your players. Never call me the special one!"
Rafael Benitez

"Who's bigger than Liverpool?"
Jamie Carragher when asked by Sky Sports if he'd thought of moving to a bigger club.

"If he isn't named Footballer of the Year, football should be stopped and the men who picked any other player should be sent to the Kremlin"
Bill Shankly on Tommy Smith

"He's better than Platini, certainly better than Rumminegge and Maradona. For me he is the greatest footballer in the world."
Graeme Souness on Kenny Dalglish