JB
John Barnes
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Quotes by John Barnes

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Generally speaking, ego isn't a good thing. Humility is the most important quality in a human being.

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I used to think you had to be very selfish, but as I get older my views on life change.

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I remember when I was 13 or 14 friends coming over and my father telling them the benefits of joining the army. But he knew that army life wasn't for me. I was a little bit too laid back and lackadaisical and ill-disciplined.

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Young English managers don't get enough time, young black managers aren't given enough time, there are a lot of reasons why.

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From the perspective of what happened with Celtic people might argue that I didn't have the experience for another big job but I don't think my experience with Celtic explains why I couldn't get a job in the fourth division.

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A white manager loses his job and gets another job, he loses his job, he gets another job. Very few black managers can lose their job and get another job.

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The simple fact is there are no laws you can pass to stop people racially abusing black footballers. So the solution is to come up with something that doesn't make people want to abuse black footballers in the first place.
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