"I love this club, I love coming to work here every day. I put everything of myself into the job.
"I can honestly say the players trust me 100 per cent - and I trust them. They can see the way we have evolved as a football club, they can see we are so much nearer than we were a few years ago.
"Just to see them on the training pitch tells me they are strong and united, that they want this as much as I do.
"One thing I know is that I will never walk away until I feel the job I have to do is finished. Never.
"I have always had a dream, a vision for Liverpool Football Club, and that is shared by the directors.
"They know where we are, they know we are building something special. Not just for today but for the future.
"I believe they still have faith in me, that they trust me, because we talk regularly and they can see what we are trying to achieve here. We are still on target."
Houllier said: "The fact we're going through a difficult time makes no difference to the way I live my life and do my job. People are asking me when I'm going to quit or do I think I'll be sacked - questions other managers don't get asked. It doesn't change anything.
"The petrol that makes me get up each morning and makes me unable to wait to get to training is enthusiasm. Once that goes I'll retire.
"Ask my wife. She knows I live for driving through the gates at the training ground, smelling the grass on the pitch, going into the dressing room and hearing balls bouncing or theboys laughing and chatting. What other oxygen is there?
"I've achieved a lot with Liverpool, a lot I am proud of. This club is not just about today or tomorrow, it's about the future. It's about doing things properly and building something that will last.
"If I was to go and the next season the new manager won the title with the legacy I have left, then I would be just as proud. That would still be an achievement."
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