Adebayo Akinfenwa Quotes

Adebayo Akinfenwa

Adebayo Akinfenwa

English Athlete

Born: May 10, 1982

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I've always been big, my brothers are my size, we come from good stock. Adebayo Akinfenwa

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

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People think that football is all glamour and money but trust me all footballers go through the same boring and annoying things as everybody else. Adebayo Akinfenwa

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People said: 'You're too big to play football,' but I kept playing and it just happened that people have caught on to me and taken to me. The nicest thing I get from it is that I can be myself and people seem to like it. Adebayo Akinfenwa

That's one reason fans take to me. They like the battle side of it. They look at me and think this guy shouldn't be on the pitch, he's just bulldozing his way through. Adebayo Akinfenwa

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

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

Love You Something Persevere

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. Adebayo Akinfenwa

When you've only got two days between games the recovery process is key. Adebayo Akinfenwa

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Look, nobody can begrudge Steven Gerrard doing what he wants to do. He has just been a legend. Adebayo Akinfenwa

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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. Adebayo Akinfenwa

As a player on the bench, you become like a fan really. You're sitting there shouting 'why did he do that?' or 'no don't pass it there' and I can see why fans get so frustrated. But then I remember what it is like being out there on the pitch and how players can't see everything that fans can see. Adebayo Akinfenwa

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

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There ain't nobody going to run me out of nowhere. Adebayo Akinfenwa

Me Out Run Nobody Going Nowhere

As a footballer I know what I'm good at and I've now embraced it. Adebayo Akinfenwa

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I've been in football a long time now and I've seen plenty of managers and players come and go. It is part and parcel of the game. Adebayo Akinfenwa

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As long as I am feeling good I will play football. As long as I am feeling fit, strong and being affective on and off the pitch, I will play the game I love. Adebayo Akinfenwa