159 Quotes by John Barnes

My dad was a proper old English gentleman, even though he was from the Caribbean. He used to stand up and salute during the Queen's Christmas speech.

New managers have to come from somewhere, everyone has to be a learner at some point.

If Arsene Wenger came down to League Two he would have to adapt, he couldn't work in the same way he works at Arsenal.

Mass migration and the refugee crisis is one of the biggest problems facing the world. In this country we assume that everyone just wants to come to the U.K. - but it's an issue in Germany, Greece, Sweden, all across the E.U. Why should we be the first to turn our backs on the problem?

Because I have experienced a prosperous, healthy and happy existence, I must have been a decent person in a past life.

I think the only thing you should be judged on is your performance in whatever field you happen to be in.

I got racist abuse at Liverpool when I played for Watford. Then I played for Liverpool and didn't get it. If I had played for Everton against Liverpool then maybe the Liverpool fans would have racially abused me.

Football is all about scoring goals.

We all have preconceptions of people based on what we have been told about them and their race and ethnicity.