19 Isolated Selected Quotes By - Adebayo Akinfenwa

19 Isolated Selected Quotes By - Adebayo Akinfenwae

It used to get my back up because people would only say 'he does well for his size' and it's like, forget the size, I do well because I do well.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

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

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

My favourite chant is 'you're just a fat Eddie Murphy.' When I heard that I could not stop laughing. I would prefer a 'muscular Eddie Murphy.'

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

I've had three or four Scottish Premier League clubs contact me about going there and doing something. A couple of those clubs couldn't be further away from London so I'd have to seriously think about it, but it's nice to be sought after and nice to be wanted.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

There was a long period when I was younger where people always talked about my size and I was going 'but look, I can play, though, I can play' but you look at it, to have a career, 12-13 years, you've got to be more than just a brute.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

John Barnes was my idol growing up and he's the reason I've supported Liverpool. I play nothing like him, though!

— 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

Sometimes it's nice to be a bit different.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

My arms are probably the same size as John Terry's legs.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

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

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

Like individuals in all walks of life, footballers want stability and we have families to look after.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

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

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

I'm a big believer in not getting too high when you are winning and not getting too low when things aren't going well.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

Playing on Sky Sports doesn't really make a difference to me.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

You see it all the time, in all divisions, that teams raise themselves and apply themselves that little bit more when they play a 'bigger team.'

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

As I've said before, I'm a big fan of social media because it allows players and fans to interactive but it can have its pitfalls.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

As players we have to be careful what we put out there and make sure everything we do is appropriate. And it is not always easy.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

To have the support of your team-mates is massive.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

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

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

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