--- title: "4 Gambling Quotes By Joey Barton" description: "4 Gambling quotes by Joey Barton. Plus more from Joey Barton and more Gambling sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/joey-barton-4429_alone_i-am-not-alone-in-football-in-having-a-p_168354.png" --- > [I am not alone in football in having a problem with gambling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/i-am-not-alone-in-football-in-having-a-problem-with-gambling/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/joey-barton-4429_alone_i-am-not-alone-in-football-in-having-a-p_168354.png) > [I have fought addiction to gambling and provided the FA with a medical report about my problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/i-have-fought-addiction-to-gambling-and-provided-the-fa-with-a/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/joey-barton-4429_addiction_i-have-fought-addiction-to-gambling-and_2180827.png) > [There's nothing wrong with betting if it's controlled - it's when it becomes out of control and people bet beyond their means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/there-s-nothing-wrong-with-betting-if-it-s-controlled-it-s-when-it/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4e/joey-barton-4429_betting_there-s-nothing-wrong-with-betting-if-it_2675456.png) > [I think if the FA is truly serious about tackling the culture of gambling in football, it needs to look at its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/i-think-if-the-fa-is-truly-serious-about-tackling-the-culture-of/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ec/joey-barton-4429_culture_i-think-if-the-fa-is-truly-serious-about_3064543.png) ## Other authors on Gambling - [John Warren Kindt 82 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gambling/john-warren-kindt/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-audrey-15605.jpg) John-Talmage Mathis 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gambling/john-talmage-mathis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hunter-s-thompson-42712.jpg) Hunter S. Thompson 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gambling/hunter-s-thompson/) - [James Holzhauer 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gambling/james-holzhauer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pete-rose-74648.jpg) Pete Rose 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gambling/pete-rose/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mario-puzo-63950.jpg) Mario Puzo 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gambling/mario-puzo/) - [Frank Scoblete 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gambling/frank-scoblete/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-artie-lange-15085.jpg) Artie Lange 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gambling/artie-lange/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gambling/thomas-jefferson/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gambling/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mitch-hedberg-68629.jpg) Mitch Hedberg 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gambling/mitch-hedberg/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-george-bernard-shaw-68.jpg) George Bernard Shaw 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gambling/george-bernard-shaw/) ## More by Joey Barton > [There is no perfect human being out there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/there-is-no-perfect-human-being-out-there/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) > [I was a 22-year-old lad, I had 40,000 fans going to the game, and if I didn't play well, I was under this enormous pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/i-was-a-22-year-old-lad-i-had-40-000-fans-going-to-the-game-and-if-i/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) > [I came from a very violent background.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/i-came-from-a-very-violent-background/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) > [As a player I set out to become the best player in the world. Obviously I don't live in a fantasy world, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/as-a-player-i-set-out-to-become-the-best-player-in-the-world/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) > [There's not a man in there who doesn't regret it. You're in there. You're on your own. Everyone is at their lowest ebb. Prison…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/there-s-not-a-man-in-there-who-doesn-t-regret-it-you-re-in-there-you/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) > [I'm peculiar and a weirdo. That's me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/i-m-peculiar-and-a-weirdo-that-s-me/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) > [I love Newcastle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/i-love-newcastle/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) > [I am not alone in football in having a problem with gambling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/i-am-not-alone-in-football-in-having-a-problem-with-gambling/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) > [I will regret that I wasn't successful at Rangers but all the negativity of that will help me be successful as a coach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/i-will-regret-that-i-wasn-t-successful-at-rangers-but-all-the/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) > [If I could get The Smiths back together that would top anything I could achieve on the football pitch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/if-i-could-get-the-smiths-back-together-that-would-top-anything-i/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) > [I'm not a robot. But the way I communicate means I polarise people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/i-m-not-a-robot-but-the-way-i-communicate-means-i-polarise-people/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) > [We're a working class game and we're lads who've come from nothing and all of a sudden are seen by society to earn an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/we-re-a-working-class-game-and-we-re-lads-who-ve-come-from-nothing/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) > [My dad was preparing me for a life in Knowsley and Huyton, one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. A Labour heartland…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/my-dad-was-preparing-me-for-a-life-in-knowsley-and-huyton-one-of-the/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) > [I'm in a contact sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/i-m-in-a-contact-sport/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) > [Just heard Paul Scholes has retired, best I’ve ever played against by a mile. Most technically gifted player in english history. Legend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/just-heard-paul-scholes-has-retired-best-i-ve-ever-played-against-by/) [Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gambling/joey-barton/#itemlist", "name": "4 Gambling Quotes By Joey Barton", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am not alone in football in having a problem with gambling.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joey Barton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/i-am-not-alone-in-football-in-having-a-problem-with-gambling/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/joey-barton-4429_alone_i-am-not-alone-in-football-in-having-a-p_168354.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/joey-barton-4429_alone_i-am-not-alone-in-football-in-having-a-p_168354.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/joey-barton-4429_alone_i-am-not-alone-in-football-in-having-a-p_168354.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am not alone in football in having a problem with gambling.” — Joey Barton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have fought addiction to gambling and provided the FA with a medical report about my problem.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joey Barton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/i-have-fought-addiction-to-gambling-and-provided-the-fa-with-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/joey-barton-4429_addiction_i-have-fought-addiction-to-gambling-and_2180827.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/joey-barton-4429_addiction_i-have-fought-addiction-to-gambling-and_2180827.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/joey-barton-4429_addiction_i-have-fought-addiction-to-gambling-and_2180827.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have fought addiction to gambling and provided the FA with a medical report about my problem.” — Joey Barton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's nothing wrong with betting if it's controlled - 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