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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/everyone-has-got-a-perception-of-what-a-footballer-is-and-because-i/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

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## More by Adebayo Akinfenwa

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/as-you-get-older-you-know-what-you-re-good-at-and-you-know-what-you/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

> [Of course I know I am not the average footballer. But I'd be lying if I said I set out to be different, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/of-course-i-know-i-am-not-the-average-footballer-but-i-d-be-lying-if/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/people-said-you-re-too-big-to-play-football-but-i-kept-playing-and-it/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

> [If you have a love for something, you persevere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/if-you-have-a-love-for-something-you-persevere/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/i-m-a-big-believer-in-not-getting-too-high-when-you-are-winning-and/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/when-i-look-back-at-my-career-it-is-nice-to-know-that-i-ve-been/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

> [To be recognised as the best in the whole world at something is an achievement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/to-be-recognised-as-the-best-in-the-whole-world-at-something-is-an/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

> [My Christian faith has guided me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/my-christian-faith-has-guided-me/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/as-players-we-have-to-be-careful-what-we-put-out-there-and-make-sure/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

> [As a footballer I know what I'm good at and I've now embraced it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/as-a-footballer-i-know-what-i-m-good-at-and-i-ve-now-embraced-it/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

> [People said I'm too big to play football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/people-said-i-m-too-big-to-play-football/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/my-career-and-my-stats-they-all-speak-for-itself-so-to-say-that-i-ve/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

> [I'm not a gambler and I never have been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/i-m-not-a-gambler-and-i-never-have-been/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

> [I'm going to say it out loud: I'm available for England selection if they serve chicken for pre-match.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/i-m-going-to-say-it-out-loud-i-m-available-for-england-selection-if/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

> [My arms are probably the same size as John Terry's legs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/my-arms-are-probably-the-same-size-as-john-terry-s-legs/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

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