Gerard Houllier Quotes

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

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.

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.

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.

My philosophy is that the club is more important than anyone!

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

You have different levels of players. There's are Premier League, international and world-class levels. The world-class level is players at the peak of their career and there's only maybe 50 maximum in the whole world. Stevie moved from a Premier League player to an international player and then world class.

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]

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.

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