Gareth Barry Quotes

I have losses to Machida and Lovato, and I'm going to avenge them both.

We may have limped onto Broadway as the underdogs, but underdogs bite back occasionally.

My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories.

I've been in that situation three or four times before where I'm losing the fight - the fight seems almost over with - and I knew I had to finish him and stop playing possum as much.

Fighting somebody like Manhoef, who can take anyone out at any point in time - that was a big win for me and one of the best finishes. In that fight, it wasn't looking good for me, but I kept believing in myself and was able to land a big shot, which was huge!

I've been in that situation many times before - where I'm losing and I have to knock a guy out.

When you're 2-0 down after 30 minutes, then you know it's going to be tough.

A lot of fighters are counted out after a loss, and it's really what you do afterward that offers an explanation to your career.

I'd rather be two strokes ahead going into the last day than two strokes behind. Having said that, it's probably easier to win coming from behind. There is no fear in chasing. There is fear in being chased.

If you watch the history of baseball, teams come back, and sometimes they could have come back, but they give in or give up.

I'm very competitive by nature. And I like to be the underdog - It's the best way to win. To come from behind and win is a great feeling!

Yeah, I think it motivates you as people start to count you out. It doesn't make you play any harder, because every time you go out on the field you give 110 percent, but it does give you more of an edge mentally, knowing that you were in the same situation, because in sports you always find yourself behind.

There is nothing as sweet as a comeback, when you are down and out, about to lose, and out of time.

As you know, I'm all about victory for the underdog.

I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.

I remember there was a time when people were saying I could never win again.

Turning a campaign around when you’re behind is like pushing a wet noodle up a hill with your nose.

Sometimes, in the last minute, against big teams... you never expect you have the chance to win, but there is that 'garra' that everyone talks about.

I lost my first professional fight, but came back and won fights until I fought for the world title.

This is Liverpool, we will always come back when it's tough.

Man, I fought since pre-K. I was small for my grade, but I was tough.

People remember the treble in 1999 as if we only had to turn up to collect three trophies. But on that cup run, we were 1-0 down against Liverpool going into injury time, and we turned it around to win 2-1. And everyone remembers the Champions League final in Barcelona, where the same thing happened.

I can take a hit, I know I can hit back twice as hard.

A lot of people get up to the top of the pile, maybe get one No. 1 contender match-up, and if they lose, they drift into obscurity. I lost, and I went back a bit. But I built myself back up. Three times.

I liked coaching in an underdog situation.