Tommy Smith (footballer, born 1945)

Thomas "Tommy" Smith, MBE (born 5 April 1945) was a long-serving footballer with Liverpool, known for his uncompromising defensive style. Quotes Don't go for the player, go for the ball. After been asked on how to stop Cristiano Ronaldo. http://news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7315069.stm Coping with Cristiano Ronaldo Phil Gordos 2008-03-31 2008-03-31 BBC News 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. http://news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7315069.stm Coping with Cristiano Ronaldo Phil Gordos 2008-03-31 2008-03-31 BBC News I don't think tackling is at all acceptable these days... there are a lot of cheats in the game, too. http://news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7315069.stm Coping with Cristiano Ronaldo Phil Gordos 2008-03-31 2008-03-31 BBC News Quotes about Tommy Smith Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried. Bill Shankly. http://news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7315069.stm Coping with Cristiano Ronaldo Phil Gordos 2008-03-31 2008-03-31 BBC News If he isn't named Footballer of the Year, football should be stopped and the men who picked any other player should be sent to the Kremlin. Bill Shankly Tommy on other people If Shankly was the Anfield foreman, Paisley was the brickie, ready to build an empire with his own hands." Tommy Smith on Bob Paisley. External links Category:Soccer players from England Category:Autobiographers Category:People from Liverpool Category:1945 births Category:Living people Category:Football (soccer) coaches