Adebayo Akinfenwa Quotes

Adebayo Akinfenwa

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 10, 1982

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.

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

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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.'

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Even though I am getting my coaching badges, I am more into mentoring.

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Sometimes it is tough and frustrating to sit on the bench.

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Everyone has got a perception of what a footballer is and, because I am a certain size, that I can only play one way - as a battering ram.

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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.'

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

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Football was my saving grace so I want to let people know that you can achieve whatever you want. People like to concentrate on what you can't do, so let's preach what you can. Why would I want to talk about not being quick when I'm strong? That's what I want to get across.

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

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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.

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

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A player's mind, body and soul have to be right to get the best out of them, and if a player no longer wants to be at a club then the club should try and get the best deal they can and let the player move on.

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

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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.

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I was always a big guy. You see my family - my brothers are the same size.

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Gym sessions will always consist of 40 minutes to one-hour cardio. I try to stay off the treadmill because of the pounding, so it's the rower or the cross-trainer.

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Sometimes it's nice to be a bit different.

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People said I'm too big to play football.

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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.

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