Kenny Dalglish quotes

“Sometimes legends make reality, and become more useful than the facts.” (Salman Rushdie)

Kenny Dalglish is undoubtedly one of the most iconic figures of English football. He was an outstanding player and there is no doubt that he also is a fantastic tactician. After his appointment as Liverpool`s manager, fans of the Anfield based club finally had some hope to cling onto. There simply isn`t a better man for this job; only Dalglish is capable of guiding this prestigious club back to glory. This humble article is only a small tribute to this extraordinary Scot.

• “These guys are no mugs”. - being asked before the match about Liverpool's Scandanavian opponents. Liverpool won 10 - 0!
• “The saddest and most beautiful sight I have ever seen”. (scarfs at Anfield post Hillsborough)
• “Liverpool and Chelsea are close when they play each other, apart from the 4-1 at Anfield earlier this season, although they lost 2-0 down here”.
• “What do I say to them in the dressing-room? Nothing really. Most of the time I don’t even know what they are going to do myself”. (On managing Liverpool FC )
• “The people who come to watch us play, who love the team and regard it as part of their lives, would never appreciate Liverpool having a huge balance in the bank. They want every asset we possess to be wearing a red shirt”.
• “Of all the players I have played alongside, managed and coached in more than 40 years at Anfield, he is the most talented”. (About Bob Paisley)
• What did you think about Babel posting the picture of Howard Webb in a Man Utd shirt?
  
  Kenny:” I think it's stupid. That picture featured a Man Utd shirt with "AIG" on it. Man Utd are currently sponsored by "AON" (did he really say that though? unlikely, but would have been funny)

• When Ferguson headed to Old Trafford from Aberdeen, the team he famously wanted to “knock off their perch” were Dalglish’s Liverpool. It wasn’t to happen while his fellow Glaswegian was still in charge, but it would happen eventually. After one 3-3 draw between the clubs, Ferguson was apoplectic about having a man sent off.
  
  Dalglish couldn’t resist a dig as he walked past his rival manager in the tunnel while carrying his young daughter Lauren. He said to the radio interviewer speaking to Ferguson: “You’d be better off talking to my baby. She’s only six weeks old but you’d get more sense from her than him
• So is he jeopardising his legendary status by returning?
  
  "Quite the reverse," he said. "I think it would have been on the line if I never took it."
• The owners are coming over for the Merseyside derby - are you having talks with them and are there any new players on the agenda?
  
  Well, it would be rude not to talk to them since they employ us!
• Asked by sky how he feels to be back at Anfield for the derby....
  
  Kenny answers....”at least im closer to the action than last years game !!..”
• Journalist: how did they get you off the boat, did you have to talk to the capitan?
  Kenny: “big walls. The big white walls stopped the boat. I think they call it a port”.
• "I was on a boat, I was happy! Then I got a phone call from John Henry and he said 'Do you want to come and look after the team until the end of the season?'
  "Being a professional athlete I was at the bar!

• "Kenny is the best player to have ever worn the red shirt and is the undisputed king of Liverpool Football Club." (Phil Neal)
• "He is one of the best players I have ever seen and one of the best players in the history of football." (Franz Beckenbauer)
• "For me he's not just Liverpool's best player but probably Britain's best ever football person if you like. We're the most successful club and he's the best player so I don't think anyone beats him." (Jamie Carragher)
• "Kenny had unbelievable vision and strength as a player. He was really aware of people around him. He had great balance and was a good finisher, courageous too. People often forget that the one quality great players need is courage. Kenny is as brave as a lion. He would take a kick from anyone and come back for more. Kenny is a man I shall always respect." (Alex Ferguson)
• "When I was growing up my hero was Di Stefano. Kenny for me was on a par with Di Stefano. That is the best compliment I can pay him." (George Best)