Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says "everything is possible" for his side if they stay "humble" after completing the club's first title win in 30 years.
The Reds were crowned Premier League champions after Manchester City's defeat at Chelsea on Thursday.
The title triumph is the Anfield club's 19th overall but first since 1990.
Speaking to BBC sports editor Dan Roan, the German said it meant "absolutely everything" to help deliver a first Premier League title to Liverpool fans.
"As long as we stay humble and we're still ready to write stories we want to tell our grandchildren, everything is possible for us," he added.
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The German became Liverpool manager in October 2015 and led them to Champions League victory last season, as well as a second-placed finish in the league. They subsequently won the Club World Cup in December.
"Without knowing it at the time, the most important thing I said to the players was that we have to create our own stories and own history," said Klopp.
"When I came in, I had to tell them not to compare themselves with anyone any more, some of the fantastic people who played for this club and won everything in the past.
"We needed to get the opportunity from our supporters to find our own way, and this is only possible because people never lost patience with us in any moment."
"We got rid of the heavy backpack. I took it off that day and never got it back."
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