Gareth Barry Quotes

I'm never sure what's coming next, but I'm an open minded person and I welcome any challenge.

I was always willing to say, "Let's see what happens," when something came up that looked like it might help me get a little closer to where I wanted to be . . .

Well, for us, it's always better not to have too many expectations and to just go with the flow because then it's always a big plus no matter what happens.

I live my life on self-belief and I live it partly on going with the flow.

I take life as it happens. And I give myself a lot of freedom.

Never say no to anything, whatever the universe brings me. I've always lived by that.

Believe in something for another world, but don't be too set on what it is, and then you won't start out that life with a disappontment. Live your life so that whenever you lose you are ahead.

From a very young age, I was the kind of kid you can just put anywhere and I'd still find stuff to be stoked about.

Well, I'm a big believer in 'never say never.'

When things go wrong or don't turn out the way you pictured them in your head, you just have to go with the best intentions defense. I have a lot of good intentions.

Sometimes you have got to look at things really positively - without putting your head in the sand, you have got to manage the negatives and keep putting a positive slant on it, keep trying to find answers.

Don't plan too hard, because something much better might be out there.

As a matter of personal philosophy, I have generally said, 'Why not?' far more often than either 'Why?' or 'Not.'

I try to make the best of everything.

I say yes to almost anything that comes my way.

I've always embraced everything and been open-minded about what's ahead.

I'm kind of spoiled, but the great thing about life is that you never know what's around the corner.

If I start planning then that's dangerous because then I have a target that I'm blinkered towards and I won't listen to the warning signs quite so much. I'd rather be in shape and then look around and say there's a race next week and jump into that than have it planned.

I'm not the type of person to live in fear. I think positively.

I don't really make decisions, I go with the flow.

Say yes to everything.

My mother used to tell me, No matter what they ask you, always say yes. You can learn later.

When I was 18 I was just absorbing everything around me: whatever happens, happens. I was so naive and willing to ride whatever wave life threw at me.

I say, 'Why not' to everything.

I always use the basic quality of people to achieve what I want to achieve. That's a different way of thinking. I always love that they do things. And when it goes wrong, well, try to correct it in one way or another.