I was 32 when I signed for Everton, and Roberto Martinez said, ‘With your style of game, you can play until you’re 40.’ I’m sitting there laughing at him, but he was deadly serious. I still laughed. Gareth Barry Read Quote
One of my strengths is focusing on football, and even in the summer, I try not to switch off too much. Gareth Barry Read Quote
If you go into a shopping centre, there are phones and cameras everywhere, and if you’re doing the wrong thing, ultimately you’re going to get found out. So it’s important you’re living your life right, and that’s hard for a young player. Gareth Barry Read Quote
The pressures on younger players now are greater. You’ve just got to be on your toes all the time with social media and stuff. Now you just go to fill your car up, and there will be somebody wanting to film you trying to do something silly like that. Gareth Barry Read Quote
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. Gareth Barry Read Quote
You don’t see too many attacking flair players continuing until their mid-30s at a high level. Gareth Barry Read Quote
Defensive midfield can be the one position that’s easier to play as you get older. Gareth Barry Read Quote
The main reason I have joined Everton is not to try to help my England ambitions – that will come if I am playing consistently well for Everton. Gareth Barry Read Quote
