Quotes of the year from ESPN soccernet

Quotes of the year

form: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/854119?cc=5739

December 24, 2010

By Robin Hacket

This year has seen Diego Maradona lead Argentina to the World Cup, Ian Holloway make his debut in the Premier League and Rafael Benitez reinvent himself as a poet.
ESPNsoccernet puts together a selection of some of the year's finest quotes.

The philosophers

GettyImagesSir Alex Ferguson talks the media through Wayne Rooney's decision to leave Manchester United

"Sometimes you look in a field and you see a cow and you think it's a better cow than the one you've got in your own field. It's a fact. Right? And it never really works out that way" - Sir Alex Ferguson talks Wayne Rooney's language after the striker asked to leave Manchester United (October)
"If Alex Ferguson is being bullied by a player and his agent, how wrong is the game? When are you going to listen to the people who are involved in the game? You buy a house, you own the deeds, it's paid for - if you're lucky enough to do that, it's yours. What if it's 24 years you had it for and then it can just toddle off and do what it likes? It's not right, is it? Some complete person, who isn't in the real world, in our realm, said if you're 24 - oh yeah, 24 - you can go off and do what you like. WHO IS THIS PERSON? HOW WRONG IS THAT?" - Ian Holloway gives his take on the Wayne Rooney affair (October)
"We have a saying in Spanish, which is: 'White liquid in a bottle has to be milk.' The Americans, they chose a new managing director and everything changed. White liquid in a bottle. If I see John the milkman in the Wirral, where I was living, with this bottle, I'd say, 'It's milk, sure'" - Rafael Benitez finds a novel approach in his efforts to blame Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow for the club's fall from grace (October)
"I think I know what he meant but wasn't sure. It must be a bet or something to come out and say those things" - Wigan manager Roberto Martinez is unaware of the Spanish saying 'White liquid in a bottle has to be milk' (November)
"I think that Mr Hodgson, he doesn't understand. Every single press conference is even worse than the last one. He's talking about things that he doesn't know and some people cannot see a priest on a mountain of sugar" - Rafael Benitez maintains his metaphorical approach as he attacks Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson (November)
"He's like a make of ketchup or mustard to a normal person: not important" - El Hadji Diouf attacks former Liverpool team-mate Jamie Carragher (December)

Pride before a fall

"Assurances have been made at the highest possible level. Arsenal do not expect those to be broken" - Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood assures fans Barcelona have no intention of moving for Cesc Fabregas in the summer (April)
"What's the matter, Schweinsteiger? Are you nervoussshhh?" - Argentina boss Diego Maradona mocks Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger ahead of the teams' World Cup quarter-final meeting. He described the subsequent 4-0 defeat as "the most difficult experience" of his life (July)
"Messi can do some amazing things, but anything he can do Joe can do as well, if not better. I really fancy Joe for the [player of the year] award this season" - Steven Gerrard misplaces his confidence in new Liverpool signing Joe Cole (August)
"I'm not suited to Bolton or Blackburn. I would be more suited to Inter or Real Madrid. It wouldn't be a problem to me to go and manage those clubs because I would win the double or the league every time" - Sam Allardyce talks up his abilities three months before his dismissal at Blackburn (September)
"The win at Almeria doesn't tell me anything. Let's see if Barca score eight goals against us on Monday!" - Barcelona did their utmost to live up to Cristiano Ronaldo's challenge in El Clasico (November)
"There are three possibilities. First, 100% support for the coach and buy four or five players to build a stronger team. Second, carry on like this without a project, without planning, and go ahead with one person to blame. The third is to speak to my agent; reach an agreement" - Inter boss Rafael Benitez makes president Massimo Moratti an offer he can't refuse (December)

The diplomats

PA PhotosRafa Benitez was stuck the boot in on Sam Allardyce's tactical approach

"I think what he does is a model for other managers around the world. It's a perfect model for all the kids as well. As for the style of football, even Barcelona are now copying his style" - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez mocks Sam Allardyce after a 2-1 win over Blackburn (February)
"Everyone in football knows what John Terry's like off the field" - Craig Bellamy criticises Chelsea captain John Terry after allegations of an extramarital affair with Wayne Bridge's former partner (February)
"People in glass houses should not throw stones" - John Terry presents the obvious response to Craig Bellamy (March)
"If I were him, I'd have left Mario alone, but Materazzi was attacking him and I was stunned. If Materazzi had attacked me like that, I would've decked him in a second!" - Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic lifts the lid on Marco Materazzi's response to Mario Balotelli after Inter's 3-1 Champions League victory at San Siro. Materazzi confirmed in December that Balotelli "got a slap and a shoe in the face" (April)
"If before a match I made my team watch Gladiator, they'd start laughing or call the doctor asking if I was ill. Before the Coppa Italia final, I watched six Roma games to find their weak points, spending three hours on each at the computer running programmes that help my work. Of course, it's easier to just pick a movie to project before a match, but Ranieri has forgotten his players are champions and not children" - Inter boss Jose Mourinho mocks Claudio Ranieri's match preparations at Roma (May)
"Nice to see your own fans booing you. If that's what loyal support is... for f***'s sake" - England striker Wayne Rooney delivers a message straight to camera as he leaves the field following an abject 0-0 draw with Algeria (June)
"If it upsets him then I'm on the verge of saying, 'You know what? So what - I'm here to win it for England'" - John Terry is accused of trying to lead a mutiny after using a press conference to announce plans to confront England manager Fabio Capello (June)
"Go screw yourself, dirty son of a whore" - Nicolas Anelka's alleged half-time rant at France coach Raymond Domenech during the 2-0 defeat to Mexico (June)
"Walking around with books on slavery in glasses and a hat does not turn you into Malcolm X" - France defender Patrice Evra responds to Lilian Thuram's criticism of his role in the World Cup strike (August)
"He should go on The Muppet Show. That man should be on a couch. Maybe someone would be able to help him there. Commit him - best to an asylum." - Werder Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese reacts to Jens Lehmann's critical punditry (September)
"Cruyff can go to hell! He is a nobody. I think Cruyff should be in a mental asylum with Guardiola, so they can sit there quietly and play cards together. They would be doing Barcelona a great favour" - Zlatan Ibrahimovic's agent, Mino Raiola, continues to rebuild bridges with Barcelona (November)
"It would be flattery to call you fans. You're just a bunch of dogs. You bunch of morons are the main reason why Chinese football can't make progress. You throw in stones after a man has fallen into a well" - Goalkeeper Wang Dalei takes to his microblog in response to criticism from Shanghai Shenhua supporters (November)

Love and relationships

GettyImagesDiego Maradona: Unhappy with his old club.

"I prefer women. I am dating Veronica. She's 31 years old. She's blonde. She's beautiful" - Diego Maradona is shocked after being asked at a press conference about the 'love' he shows to the Argentina players (June)
"I would not do three things if I had my time over. I wouldn't throw the Inter shirt to the ground, I would never again bite back at the fans, nor would I spend time with silly girls who just want to use me for publicity. I prefer to be alone than with such brainless people. Evidently I must be stupid as well, as I keep on finding these girls..." - Mario Balotelli admits his relationship decisions have not always been advisable (September)
"Being at Boca was like having sex with the window open. I did my job but everywhere there were journalists with bad intentions, watching you. If it was up to me I would ban the media and ban telephones. This is a very sad day" - following his dismissal, Claudio Borghi uses a curious simile to describe life at Boca Juniors (November)

Medical matters

"They ate a very late lunch, barbecued chicken with spices and ended up taking indigestion tablets afterwards. I'm sure these four men fainted because of that and the physical effort they put in" - Ancash president Pepe Mallqui denies plying Acosvinchos players with horse tranquilizers (October)
"I tried to tackle someone, stretched and relaxed myself and erm..." - Gary Lineker reveals he soiled himself during a World Cup game against Republic of Ireland in 1990 as he battled an upset stomach (December)

I fought the law

GettyImagesFrank Lampard's effort against Germany was not given despite clearly bouncing over the line

"Oh my god" - Uruguayan linesman Mauricio Espinosa's reported reaction after realising he should have awarded England midfielder Frank Lampard a goal against Germany (June)
"What hand of God? It was the hand of the devil" - Ghana boss Milovan Rajevac feels Uruguay striker Luis Suarez crossed a line with the handball that denied the Africans a place in the World Cup semi-finals. Suarez was sent off but Asamoah Gyan missed the ensuing penalty (July)
"David is filling up his sling again and I know where I want to aim it - straight at Mr Blatter. Why don't we all do it because this game is being ruined in the top flight? I haven't got any respect for anyone at the top of the game who does not understand that we need to use technology to stop these things happening" - Blackpool boss Ian Holloway makes his feelings clear to FIFA president Sepp Blatter (October)
"I am sure it's a personal vendetta, but it is sooooooooooo stupid ... for it can have no effect on me personally or on anyone else in FIFA for that matter. In my personal opinion, it is deliberately designed to negatively impact on England's chances" - FIFA vice-president Jack Warner sends an email expressing his feelings on a Panorama corruption investigation ahead of the 2018 World Cup vote. England didn't win (November)

mock mock mock

"I think what he does is a model for other managers around the world. It's a perfect model for all the kids as well. As for the style of football, even Barcelona are now copying his style" - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez mocks Sam Allardyce after a 2-1 win over Blackburn (February)

"If before a match I made my team watch Gladiator, they'd start laughing or call the doctor asking if I was ill. Before the Coppa Italia final, I watched six Roma games to find their weak points, spending three hours on each at the computer running programmes that help my work. Of course, it's easier to just pick a movie to project before a match, but Ranieri has forgotten his players are champions and not children" - Inter boss Jose Mourinho mocks Claudio Ranieri's match preparations at Roma (May)

mock

adj. imitation, false, fake

v. jeer; mimic; imitate; scorn; ridicule

n. scorn, ridicule, mockery

mock

mock /m'ɒk/ (mocks mocking mocked)
1 [VERB] V n, V with quote
If someone mocks you, they show or pretend that they think you are foolish or inferior, for example by saying something funny about you, or by imitating your behaviour.
I thought you were mocking me...
`I'm astonished, Benjamin,' she mocked.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
You use mock to describe something which is not real or genuine, but which is intended to be very similar to the real thing.
`It's tragic!' swoons Jeffrey in mock horror...
3 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Mocks are practice exams that you take as part of your preparation for real exams. (BRIT INFORMAL)
She went from a D in her mocks to a B in the real thing.

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones

"Everyone in football knows what John Terry's like off the field" - Craig Bellamy criticises Chelsea captain John Terry after allegations of an extramarital affair with Wayne Bridge's former partner (February)


"People in glass houses should not throw stones" - John Terry presents the obvious response to Craig Bellamy (March)

"People who live in glass houses should not throw stones" reminds us that we should be careful how we treat other people (with our words and actions) because we can all be easily hurt. People "throw stones" at other people to try to hurt them, and one way that people try to hurt other people is by saying bad things about them. If you lived in a "glass house" it would be very easy for other people to hurt you by throwing stones at you. "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones" means that we should not say insulting things to other people because they could easily do the same thing to us. Example: "Look at that shirt you are wearing! Did you buy that back in the '80s?!" Answer: "Hey, you're not so young yourself; people who live in glass houses should not throw stones!" Something made of glass can easily break; it is vulnerable; and we are all vulnerable in different ways. Sometimes we forget our own vulnerability and "throw stones" at other people in the form of criticism. A person might remind us that we too have our own faults and weakenesses by saying "people who live in glass houses should not throw stones". Example: "Look at what time it is... you are late again!" Answer: "Hey, how often are you not on time? People who live in glass houses should not throw stones."

Online materials for MATLAB( Keep updating ..., Plz Share with me if you know any good ones )

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http://edu.levitas.net/Tutorials/Matlab/index.html

Arithmetic Operators in MATLAB

Arithmetic Operators + - * / \ ^ '

Matrix and array arithmetic

Syntax

A+B
A-B
A*B
A.*B
A/B
A./B
A\B
A.\B
A^B
A.^B
A'
A.'

Description

MATLAB^® software has two different types of arithmetic operations. Matrix arithmetic operations are defined by the rules of linear algebra. Array arithmetic operations are carried out element by element, and can be used with multidimensional arrays. The period character (.) distinguishes the array operations from the matrix operations. However, since the matrix and array operations are the same for addition and subtraction, the character pairs .+ and .- are not used.

+	Addition or unary plus. A+B adds A and B. A and B must have the same size, unless one is a scalar. A scalar can be added to a matrix of any size.
-	Subtraction or unary minus. A-B subtracts B from A. A and B must have the same size, unless one is a scalar. A scalar can be subtracted from a matrix of any size.
*	Matrix multiplication. C = A*B is the linear algebraic product of the matrices A and B. More precisely, For nonscalar A and B, the number of columns of A must equal the number of rows of B. A scalar can multiply a matrix of any size.
.*	Array multiplication. A.*B is the element-by-element product of the arrays A and B. A and B must have the same size, unless one of them is a scalar.
/	Slash or matrix right division. B/A is roughly the same as B*inv(A). More precisely, B/A = (A'\B')'. See the reference page for mrdivide for more information.
./	Array right division. A./B is the matrix with elements A(i,j)/B(i,j). A and B must have the same size, unless one of them is a scalar.
\	Backslash or matrix left division. If A is a square matrix, A\B is roughly the same as inv(A)*B, except it is computed in a different way. If A is an n-by-n matrix and B is a column vector with n components, or a matrix with several such columns, then X = A\B is the solution to the equation AX = B. A warning message is displayed if A is badly scaled or nearly singular. See the reference page for mldivide for more information.
	If A is an m-by-n matrix with m ~= n and B is a column vector with m components, or a matrix with several such columns, then X = A\B is the solution in the least squares sense to the under- or overdetermined system of equations AX = B. The effective rank, k, of A is determined from the QR decomposition with pivoting (see Algorithm for details). A solution X is computed that has at most k nonzero components per column. If k < n, this is usually not the same solution as pinv(A)*B, which is the least squares solution with the smallest norm .
.\	Array left division. A.\B is the matrix with elements B(i,j)/A(i,j). A and B must have the same size, unless one of them is a scalar.
^	Matrix power. X^p is X to the power p, if p is a scalar. If p is an integer, the power is computed by repeated squaring. If the integer is negative, X is inverted first. For other values of p, the calculation involves eigenvalues and eigenvectors, such that if [V,D] = eig(X), then X^p = V*D.^p/V.
	If x is a scalar and P is a matrix, x^P is x raised to the matrix power P using eigenvalues and eigenvectors. X^P, where X and P are both matrices, is an error.
.^	Array power. A.^B is the matrix with elements A(i,j) to the B(i,j) power. A and B must have the same size, unless one of them is a scalar.
'	Matrix transpose. A' is the linear algebraic transpose of A. For complex matrices, this is the complex conjugate transpose.
.'	Array transpose. A.' is the array transpose of A. For complex matrices, this does not involve conjugation.

Nondouble Data Type Support

This section describes the arithmetic operators' support for data types other than double.

Data Type single

You can apply any of the arithmetic operators to arrays of type single and MATLAB software returns an answer of type single. You can also combine an array of type double with an array of type single, and the result has type single.

Integer Data Types

You can apply most of the arithmetic operators to real arrays of the following integer data types:

• int8 and uint8
• int16 and uint16
• int32 and uint32

All operands must have the same integer data type and MATLAB returns an answer of that type.

Note   The arithmetic operators do not support operations on the data types int64 or uint64. Except for the unary operators +A and A.', the arithmetic operators do not support operations on complex arrays of any integer data type.

For example,

x = int8(3) + int8(4);
class(x)

ans =

int8

The following table lists the binary arithmetic operators that you can apply to arrays of the same integer data type. In the table, A and B are arrays of the same integer data type and c is a scalar of type double or the same type as A and B.

Operation	Support when A and B Have Same Integer Type
+A, -A	Yes
A+B, A+c, c+B	Yes
A-B, A-c, c-B	Yes
A.*B	Yes
A*c, c*B	Yes
A*B	No
A/c, c/B	Yes
A.\B, A./B	Yes
A\B, A/B	No
A.^B	Yes, if B has nonnegative integer values.
c^k	Yes, for a scalar c and a nonnegative scalar integer k, which have the same integer data type or one of which has type double
A.', A'	Yes

Combining Integer Data Types with Type Double

For the operations that support integer data types, you can combine a scalar or array of an integer data type with a scalar, but not an array, of type double and the result has the same integer data type as the input of integer type. For example,

y = 5 + int32(7);
class(y)

ans =

int32

However, you cannot combine an array of an integer data type with either of the following:

• A scalar or array of a different integer data type
• A scalar or array of type single

The section Numeric Classes, under Classes (Data Types) in the MATLAB Programming Fundamentals documentation, provides more information about operations on nondouble data types.

Remarks

The arithmetic operators have M-file function equivalents, as shown:

Binary addition	A+B	plus(A,B)
Unary plus	+A	uplus(A)
Binary subtraction	A-B	minus(A,B)
Unary minus	-A	uminus(A)
Matrix multiplication	A*B	mtimes(A,B)
Arraywise multiplication	A.*B	times(A,B)
Matrix right division	A/B	mrdivide(A,B)
Arraywise right division	A./B	rdivide(A,B)
Matrix left division	A\B	mldivide(A,B)
Arraywise left division	A.\B	ldivide(A,B)
Matrix power	A^B	mpower(A,B)
Arraywise power	A.^B	power(A,B)
Complex transpose	A'	ctranspose(A)
Matrix transpose	A.'	transpose(A)

Note   For some toolboxes, the arithmetic operators are overloaded, that is, they perform differently in the context of that toolbox. To see the toolboxes that overload a given operator, type help followed by the operator name. For example, type help plus. The toolboxes that overload plus (+) are listed. For information about using the operator in that toolbox, see the documentation for the toolbox.

Examples

Here are two vectors, and the results of various matrix and array operations on them, printed with format rat.

Matrix Operations		Array Operations
x	1 2 3	y	4 5 6
x'	1 2 3	y'	4 5 6
x+y	5 7 9	x-y	-3 -3 -3
x + 2	3 4 5	x-2	-1 0 1
x * y	Error	x.*y	4 10 18
x'*y	32	x'.*y	Error
x*y'	4 5 6 8 10 12 12 15 18	x.*y'	Error
x*2	2 4 6	x.*2	2 4 6
x\y	16/7	x.\y	4 5/2 2
2\x	1/2 1 3/2	2./x	2 1 2/3
x/y	0 0 1/6 0 0 1/3 0 0 1/2	x./y	1/4 2/5 1/2
x/2	1/2 1 3/2	x./2	1/2 1 3/2
x^y	Error	x.^y	1 32 729
x^2	Error	x.^2	1 4 9
2^x	Error	2.^x	2 4 8
(x+i*y)'	1 - 4i 2 - 5i 3 - 6i
(x+i*y).'	1 + 4i 2 + 5i 3 + 6i

Diagnostics

• From matrix division, if a square A is singular,
  

  Warning: Matrix is singular to working precision.

• From elementwise division, if the divisor has zero elements,
  

  Warning: Divide by zero.

  Matrix division and elementwise division can produce NaNs or Infs where appropriate.
• If the inverse was found, but is not reliable,
  

  Warning: Matrix is close to singular or badly scaled.
      Results may be inaccurate.  RCOND = xxx

• From matrix division, if a nonsquare A is rank deficient,
  

  Warning: Rank deficient, rank = xxx tol = xxx

See Also

mldivide, mrdivide, chol, det, inv, lu, orth, permute, ipermute, qr, rref

Gaussian pdf(probability density function)

function [z] = gausspdf(x,mu,sigma);

% GAUSSPDF  Values of the Gaussian probability density
%           function
%
%    GAUSSPDF(X,MU,SIGMA) returns the likelihood of the point or set of points X with respect to a
%   Gaussian process with mean MU and covariance SIGMA. MU is a 1*D vector (where D is the
%   dimension of the process), SIGMA is a D*D matrix  and X is a N*D matrix where each row is a
%    D-dimensional point.
%
%    See also MEAN, COV, GLOGLIKE

[N,D] = size(x);
if (min(N,D) == 1), x=x(:)'; end;

invSig = inv(sigma); %  inverse of ()
mu = mu(:)';           %???

x = x-repmat(mu,N,1); % (x-mu)

z = sum( ((x*invSig).*x), 2 ); %(
z = exp(-0.5*z) / sqrt((2*pi)^D * det(sigma));

Note:

B = sum(A,dim) sums along the dimension of A specified by scalar dim. The dim input is an integer value from 1 to N, where N is the number of dimensions in A. Set dim to 1 to compute the sum of each column, 2 to sum rows, etc.

Y = inv(X) returns the inverse of the square matrix X. A warning message is printed if X is badly scaled or nearly singular.
In practice, it is seldom necessary to form the explicit inverse of a matrix. A frequent misuse of inv arises when solving the system of linear equations . One way to solve this is with x = inv(A)*b. A better way, from both an execution time and numerical accuracy standpoint, is to use the matrix division operator x = A\b. This produces the solution using Gaussian elimination, without forming the inverse.

Liverpool FC Famous Quotes

BILL SHANKLY

“We murdered them 0-0.”
“When I’ve got nothing better to do, I look down the league table to see how Everton are getting along.”
“Me having no education. I had to use my brains.”
“Liverpool was made for me and I was made for Liverpool.”
“If you can’t make decisions in life, you’re a bloody menace. You’d be better becoming an MP!”
“A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe that you are the best and then make sure that you are. In my time at Liverpool we always said we had the best two teams in Merseyside, Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.”
“The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they don’t know the game.”
“If Everton were playing at the bottom of the garden, I’d pull the curtains.”
“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.”
“He couldn’t play anyway. I only wanted him for the reserve team!” Bill Shankly upon hearing Celtic’s Lou Macari had snubbed Liverpool in favour of a move to Manchester United.”
“I don’t believe everything Bill tells me about his players. Had they been that good, they’d not only have won the European Cup but the Ryder Cup, the Boat Race and even the Grand National!” Celtic manager Jock Stein on Bill Shankly
“Hold on a minute, John Wayne hasn’t arrived yet.” Bill Shankly to the awaiting TV crews and journalists for the press conference to announce he was retiring from football
“Of course I didn’t take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present, it was her birthday. Would I have got married in the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves.”
“Son, you’ll do well here as long as you remember two things. Don’t over-eat and don’t lose your accent.” Bill Shankly to Ian St John
“Don’t worry Alan. At least you’ll be able to play close to a great team!” Bill Shankly to Alan Ball after he signed for Everton
“It’s there to remind our lads who they’re playing for, and to remind the opposition who they’re playing against.” Bill Shankly about the ‘This is Anfield’ plaque
“Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place son.” Bill Shankly to Kevin Keegan
“Ay, here we are with problems at the top of the league.” Bill Shankly suggesting to a journalist that Liverpool were in difficulties
“Yes Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.” Bill Shankly to a reporter
“The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!” Bill Shankly
On awaiting Everton’s arrival for a derby game at Anfield, Bill Shankly gave a box of toilet rolls to the doorman and said: “Give them these when they arrive – they’ll need them!”
“At a football club, there’s a holy trinity – the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don’t come into it. They are only there to sign the cheques”. Bill Shankly on boardroom meetings
“I’m just one of the people who stands on the kop. They think the same as I do, and I think the same as they do. It’s a kind of marriage of people who like each other.” Bill Shankly on the fans
“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
“It was the most difficult thing in the world, when I went to tell the chairman. It was like walking to the electric chair. That’s the way it felt.” Bill Shankly on the leaving of Liverpool
“Take that bandage off. And what do you mean about YOUR knee? It’s Liverpool’s knee!” Bill Shankly to Tommy Smith, who had a bandage on his injured knee
“Ladies and Gentlemen, yesterday at Wembley we might have lost the Cup but you the Liverpool people have won everything. You have won the admiration of the policemen in London and you have won the admiration of the public in London.” Bill Shankly after losing the FA Cup in 1971 to Arsenal
To Tommy Lawrence after he let the ball go through his legs and into the goal.
Lawrence “Sorry boss I should have kept my legs closed”
Shankly “Don’t worry Son its not your fault, it was your Mother who should have kept her legs closed”

BOB PAISLEY

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

RAFAEL BENITEZ

“Winning trophies has made me put on weight.”
“Before, I said that they were maybe the best supporters in England. Now maybe they are the best supporters in Europe.”
“How can you tell your wife you are just popping out to play a match and then not come back for five days? [on test cricket]“
“To work hard and have our supporters behind us and believing until the end, you run a little bit more”

GERARD HOULLIER

“I wished him good luck. He’s a good manager and his English is better than I thought. [on Rafa Benitez]“
“It is important for the club to find a balance in a world driven by economic and political needs. This club usually does that [on leaving Liverpool] “
“There are those who say maybe I should forget about football. Maybe I should forget about breathing.”
“Liverpool players must play like a lion, give his all. There must be determination, commitment and resolve to be a Liverpool player.”

FORMER PLAYERS

“It’s best being a striker. If you miss five then score the winner, you’re a hero. The goalkeeper can play a blinder, then let one in… and he’s a villain.” Ian Rush
“They compare Steve McManaman to Steve Heighway and he’s nothing like him, but I can see why – it’s because he’s a bit different.” Kevin Keegan
“Steve Nicol never gives more than 120 per cent.” Kevin Keegan
“It was like playing in a foreign country.” Ian Rush on his time with Juventus in Italy
“I said to Kevin (Keegan), ‘I’ll go near post’ and he replied, ‘No, just go for the ball.’” Tommy Smith
“Liverpool are magic. Everton are tragic.” Emlyn Hughes
“If Shankly was the Anfield foreman, Paisley was the brickie, ready to build an empire with his own hands.” Tommy Smith
“I may have left Liverpool but the city and club will always be part of me.” Kenny Dalglish
“I always carry a picture of him, he comes into my conversation a lot; I learned a lot from him and owe the man a great deal.” Kevin Keegan on Shankly
“He was the greatest person I know.” Ron Yeats on Bill Shankly
“The only thing I fear is missing an open goal in front of the Kop. I would die if that were to happen. When they start singing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ my eyes start to water. There have been times when I’ve actually been crying while I’ve been playing”. Kevin Keegan
“Playing Roma in Rome in the European Cup final and scoring a penalty in the shoot out to help us win it. That was my very last kick for Liverpool and it doesn’t really get any better than that.” Graeme Souness

OTHERS

“Should the aggregate score be level after 90 minutes, extra time will be played.” Fulham’s matchday programme for the second leg of the Littlewoods Cup tie in 1986-87. Liverpool were 10-0 up from the first leg
“I just wanted to jump into the stand and start celebrating with those wonderful fans [on reaching the Champions League final]” Steven Gerrard
“How can I think of leaving Liverpool after a night like this? [on winning the Champions League]” Steven Gerrard

form:  http://www.anfield-online.co.uk/liverpool-fc-famous-quotes/