Player Important Quotes by Gareth Barry

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For a young player, it's important to have people around you other than yourself. You're immature as an 18- or 19-year-old.

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Anything you're not in control of you can't be that comfortable with.

For me, Goodison is the toughest away ground to come to. I have experienced it.

I used to say I preferred midfield because I enjoy trying to make goals, and scoring is a buzz.

My upbringing wasn't overly comfortable.

Confidence and momentum are huge in sport.

I had my time in the England shirt and won a lot of caps.

I have a massive fear of going stale and falling into a comfort zone.

I treat the young boys as I wanted to be treated when I came through at Aston Villa.

That's one thing that's been aimed at me since I was 17: a lack of pace.

Any great club needs the mentality to go on and achieve things - it is what clubs like United have.

The easy part, for me, is always playing my football.

As a younger player, I never really thought about where I should be on the field. It was just about doing a job.

It was Martin O'Neill who said, 'You're a central midfielder.' He put faith into players. He was very clever at getting into players' heads,…

British managers tend to be a bit more hands off, let you express yourself in training.

The England manager didn't think I was good enough, and as a professional, you have to take it. Sure, it was disappointing, but all…