Gareth Barry Quotes

I was an old tackle riding around talking to people about sports. Like I've said to a lot of people over the years, 'I only go where old tackles go, and if an old tackle does not belong there, I'm not going.'

That's what is cool about football: you build life-long relationships.

It's always hard to find the best friends in the locker room because we are all competing against each other - but the real friends you are going to definitely find off the court because we are competitors in between.

You never had the opportunity to play with some of the great ballplayers, but being that close around them, and being in the same category, was a great feeling, to feel that vibe of all the best players who played the game.

I play football, and most football players are camera shy. We just want to be left alone; we just want to stick to what we do.

When it comes down to it, I always played hard for my teammates and I played hard for my coaches no matter who it was, ownership.

Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back.

When I retire, the only thing that concerns me is that no one can say that I was a bad team-mate or disrespectful or self-important.

I've been very happy with all the teams I've played for. They all treated me very well.

We have a culture in Freeport, especially in our football department. We feel that we're the best team on Long Island, in New York, hands down.

I'm not necessarily intimidated by really jocky guys. I can talk football with them, you know what I mean?

No matter how much technology changes scouting, no matter how much free agency and big TV contracts change the business of baseball, I hope and pray that the heart of the game will never change.

There's a place in my heart for every team I played on.

The name on the front of the jersey is what really matters, not the name on the back.

In football, you're like brothers.

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.

I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.

We always had to play the game and play for the team. It is a Kent tradition.

I've got to stand up for the sport.

I've got a lot of respect for Norwich City as a football club, there's some really good people there.

We footballers don't address one another as 'My dear.'

I mean, this is basketball, you have a lot of different teammates and you move around a lot, to find true friends is something special.

I think TNA has been an excellent locker room. They have a good mentality, they have a good work ethic, and they try really hard. They're obviously really passionate about wrestling, and there's a huge amount of talent.

There's no one I'd rather have as my quarterback. I love Jared Goff.

Bottom line, I have nothing but respect for Peyton Manning... He was always a great teammate to me; he's still a great friend to this day.