Rio Ferdinand Quotes

If I got something to say or do to a man, I'm going to look that man in the eye and tell him what is going to happen. That's just me now.

If I feel I am not doing something right, I express it to people and to the media, too. I wouldn't shy away from that. It's healthy to interact. What you see is what you get with me.

You should always say exactly what you think directly to people all the time.

I say what I think and I think what I say.

In saying what is obvious, never choose cunning. Yelling works better.

I've always been very direct and have told the truth and have been very willing to stand up and speak out.

My approach to parenting is that everything is open - everything. I'm not very good at covert, or subtle, and I've had to learn timing. I do blunder in a bit.

I think brutal honesty is extremely important. Don't be afraid of being up-front about your feelings and your life.

I say what I mean. I don't speak in code. That's why I am a star and ace communicator.

Let me get you to understand I don't bully anybody. I stand up for what I believe in and I'm very honest and I always tell the truth. I'm not a liar, I'm not manipulative and I don't stab you in your back because I will stab you in your chest.

I don't flirt and I don't play the people that I'm meeting with.

I am a very outspoken person, and if something makes me uncomfortable, you will know that it makes me uncomfortable, but that's as far as it goes.

Don't expect ambiguities, hesitations or palace intrigues from me.

How can I not be straightforward? I’m not a nobody. A somebody like me needs to handle things in a straight forward manner.

I want to treat people the way I like to be treated and be very straight with them.

I have always liked to speak to people very directly.

If I'm really telling someone what's coming ahead of them, then I'm going to say it, and I'm going to own those words.

I've never been uncomfortable sharing stuff. It's almost the opposite. I'll say the most blunt, brutally honest thing about any situation.

I'm actually a pretty upfront, honest person; if there's anything, I just confront it.

For me, everybody knows I'm outspoken.

It is my drawback that I am not manipulative and this trait doesn't work in the industry. People in the industry are very manipulative. For me, I will say it if I don't like, and I don't know how to butter people. Even Salman Khan is like that, he is very straightforward and not manipulative at all.

Men are much more up-front with their friends. There isn't as much maneuvering, back-stabbing and covert campaigning. It is what it is at face value.

I'm not a trash talker, that's not my thing. But if someone asks me, I'm going to say what I feel and what I think.

We're incredibly honest. I don't tiptoe around my choice of words with Theo. This can start some fights, but in a very healthy way.

I'm not a beat around the bush kind of guy.