Gerard Houllier Quotes

#1. To me, the team is more important than any individual member of the squad, and the players have to realise that and accept that my priority is to pick a side with the best possible chance of winning each match.

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#2. Liverpool players must play like a lion, give his all. There must be determination, commitment and resolve to be a Liverpool player.

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#3. I want to keep an English heart to the team. I believe in that. Michael Owen is that. Never think Michael is afraid of anything.

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#4. We don't destroy our heroes today when we worshipped them yesterday.

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#5. When I see the Bill Shankly statue, I look at the sentiment on the base. It says: 'He made the people happy'. Well now the modern Liverpool is making the fans and the city happy. And that makes me so proud.

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#6. 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]

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#7. We don't have any splits here. The players country is Liverpool Football Club and their language is football.

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#8. The England manager job is not for me - I'm very happy wih what I'm doing in French football for now.

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#9. Players have responsibilities, because, whether they like it or not, they are public figures. They have to be aware that the people who come to the ground spend fortunes in relation to what they earn.

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#10. You can't say my team aren't winners. They've proved that by finishing fourth, third and second in the last three years.

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#11. You can't build a cathedral in a day. A look at the club's history tells you these things take time.

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#12. Our job is to make the fans happy. When we win, 45,000 people go home happy. When we lose, it not only affects them, it affects their cats.

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#13. There are those who say maybe I should forget about football. Maybe I should forget about breathing.

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#14. I used to stand on the Kop when I was here in 1969. The atmosphere and passion on the pitch as well as the terraces was intoxicating and Liverpool became part of me from that day on.

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#15. My philosophy is that the club is more important than anyone!

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#16. Today you play for a place in history, today you play for immortality.

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