Tommy Smith (footballer, born 1945) Quotes

Thomas Smith MBE is an ex-England international footballer who played as a defender at Liverpool for 16 years from 1962 to 1978. Known for his uncompromising defensive style, manager Bill Shankly once said of him: "Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried". A central defender for most of his career, Smith's most memorable moment for the club probably came when he scored Liverpool's second goal in the 1977 European Cup Final against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

✵ 5. April 1945 – 12. April 2019
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Famous Tommy Smith (footballer, born 1945) Quotes

“Don't go for the player, go for the ball.”

After been asked on how to stop Cristiano Ronaldo. Coping with Cristiano Ronaldo, Phil Gordos, 2008-03-31, 2008-03-31, BBC News http://news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7315069.stm,

“I have never started a fight in my life but I have finished a few… sometimes I shudder when I think about what I have done.”

Coping with Cristiano Ronaldo, Phil Gordos, 2008-03-31, 2008-03-31, BBC News http://news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7315069.stm,

“I don't think tackling is at all acceptable these days… there are a lot of cheats in the game, too.”

Coping with Cristiano Ronaldo, Phil Gordos, 2008-03-31, 2008-03-31, BBC News http://news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7315069.stm,

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