Jock Stein famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

We must play as if there are no more games, no more tomorrows...
-- Jock Stein

#Games #Play #Tomorrow
Celtic jerseys are not for second best, they don't shrink to fit inferior players
-- Jock Stein

#Player #Jersey #Fit
No Scot ever made a bigger impact on a club than Bill Shankly. Others may claim an equal share of trophies and Matt Busby comes to mind with his wonderful record crowned by the European Cup, but not even Matt would claim the kinship with the fans that Bill enjoyed. He was what football was all about. I can't praise him higher than that.
-- Jock Stein

#Football #Impact #Mind
Unlike many other Celts, I cannot claim that Celtic was my first love but I can say that it will be my last love.
-- Jock Stein

#First Love #Lasts #Firsts
Football is for the fans. It can be the greatest game in the world but if there are no people to watch it, it becomes nothing. The fans are the lifeblood of the game.
-- Jock Stein

#Football #Games #People
I think it is important to win a match, but I think what is even more important is the manner in which you win.
-- Jock Stein

#Winning #Thinking #Important
The best place to defend is in the opposition penalty box.
-- Jock Stein

#Boxes #Penalties
If you're good enough, the referee doesn't matter.
-- Jock Stein

#Matter #Good Enough #Enough
Ach, Rangers are alright, but they still havenâ€™t invented blue grass.
-- Jock Stein

#Blue #Grass #Rangers
My proudest moment? Every Friday morning when I look at the board at Celtic Park and see my name on the team sheet for tomorrow's game.
-- Jock Stein

#Friday #Morning #Team
Surely there are enough Celtic songs without introducing religion or politics or anything else.
-- Jock Stein

#Song #Introducing #Enough
Without fans who pay at the turnstile, football is nothing. Sometimes we are inclined to forget that. The only chance of bringing them into stadiums is if they are entertained by what happens on the football field.
-- Jock Stein

#Football #Fans #Pay
There is always a time to move on.
-- Jock Stein

#Moving #Time To Move On
Football without fans is nothing.
-- Jock Stein

#Football #Fans

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