Adebayo Akinfenwa Quotes

Adebayo Akinfenwa is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is known for his physicality and strength on the field, earning him the nickname "The Beast." Akinfenwa's unique playing style and his journey in professional football have made him a beloved and inspirational figure in the sport.

Obviously you know match-fixing is out there but you don't really associate it with the English game.

It may sound cliched, but it just shows that when you don't let people put you in a box then anything can happen.

If you have a love for something, you persevere.... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

If you have a love for something, you persevere.

I'm human just like everyone.... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

I'm human just like everyone.

People only see what they want to see and sometimes you can't do anything about that, so you just pick up the baton and you just run with it.

Football players value job security and stability ... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

Football players value job security and stability as much anybody else.

I would never lie about another professional.... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

I would never lie about another professional.

Sometimes it's nice to be a bit different.... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

Sometimes it's nice to be a bit different.

I think I would have held my own in the NFL.... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

I think I would have held my own in the NFL.

In my younger days, sometimes family and personal ... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

In my younger days, sometimes family and personal life came second to my ambition.

I was asked to go in a banana suit once or eat as many doughnuts as possible. I would not do those things. I don't eat doughnuts so why would I eat 20.

If you want to gamble, so be it, but when it gets to the stage where gambling is the only thing you are thinking of and it is affecting your life, that's when you need to put a hold on it.

Defy the limitations people put on you.... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

Defy the limitations people put on you.

As a big man you may struggle to get much height when jumping for a ball - but by training with your defender team-mates you can develop a technique for making strong challenges in the air, making defenders uncomfortable and work on taking the ball down.

I'm going to say it out loud: I'm available for England selection if they serve chicken for pre-match.

My career and my stats, they all speak for itself so to say that I've got anything to prove to people, to say 'well, look, I can play, I'm not just a big guy,' that really is not my driving force in life.

I'm not one of those players who always gets to games or watches every game on TV. If a game is on and I'm free, I'll watch it but I won't make my schedule around a football match.

I want to be playing competitive first-team footba... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

I want to be playing competitive first-team football every week and not reserve team football.

I'd always been one of the strongest players in the game, but officially in 'Fifa 14' I was the strongest in the world. If they say so, I must be. I like that.

Boredom does get you into trouble and we footballers have a lot of time on our hands, and sometimes we fill up that time with stuff that isn't always positive.

I think if you score lots of goals but nobody like... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

I think if you score lots of goals but nobody likes you as a person then it stands for nothing.

The time you are happy to sit on the bench, is the... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

The time you are happy to sit on the bench, is the time you should retire in my opinion.

Everyone likes to be praised for their work and footballers are no different but the key thing is staying level-headed.

I'm a footballer first and foremost and I want to ... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

I'm a footballer first and foremost and I want to be remembered for what I do on the pitch.

My size works against me as well, as some players I would just touch and they would fall over to get a free kick.

I enjoy watching England but I won't rearrange my ... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

I enjoy watching England but I won't rearrange my schedule just to make sure I'm in to see the game.

Liverpool are not used to playing a 16-and-a-half ... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

Liverpool are not used to playing a 16-and-a-half stone striker.

People have tried to push me into other sports, bu... -Adebayo Akinfenwa

People have tried to push me into other sports, but it's always been football.

As you get older, you know what you're good at and you know what you're not so good at. Your ego comes out of it, and then you realise you can't play every game, there'll be certain games where you won't be so affected... so you've just got to concentrate on what you are.

When I look back at my career it is nice to know that I've been appreciated on and off the pitch because not everyone is.

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