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

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Bob Paisley, a legendary figure in British football, was born on January 23, 1919, and passed away on February 14, 1996. He was an outstanding football player and coach, renowned for his remarkable achievements with Liverpool Football Club. more

“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.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“I've always been opposed myself to prisoners having the vote.”

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“Playing against 10 is harder than playing against 11 players. You know why? The team with 11 will think "ok, we can take it easy now", while the team with 10 will think "We really have to work hard now."”

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“Every advantage has its disadvantage.”

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“I don't make a lot of mistakes, because it's hard for me to be wrong”

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“Football is a simple game. It's just very hard to play it simple.”

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“Be the inner journeys, be the outer travels, all trips elevate man, all voyages lift him up!”

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