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Adebayo Akinfenwa

(1982) Association Football Player

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Adebayo Akinfenwa is an association football player.

Quick Facts About Adebayo Akinfenwa

Born: May 10, 1982
Profession: Association Football Player

About Adebayo Akinfenwa

[Wikidata] English professional association footballer... | [Wikipedia] Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed "The Beast", he was renowned for his huge physical prowess and goalscoring ability, in a career where he amassed more than 200 goals.

Quotes by Adebayo Akinfenwa

People said I'm too big to play football.

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Big

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

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Arms

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I'm not a gambler and I never have been.

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Been

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I would never lie about another professional.

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About

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My Christian faith has guided me.

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Christian

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If you have a love for something, you persevere.

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Love

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

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Embraced

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Everyday I'm just going to continue defying limitations.

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Continue

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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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England

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A footballer who says they don't want to start games is in the wrong job.

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Job

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As players we have to be careful what we put out there and make sure everything we do is appropriate. And it…

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Always

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

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First

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

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Days

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

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Anything

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

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English

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When I look back at my career it is nice to know that I've been appreciated on and off the pitch because…

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Appreciated

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People concentrate on 'oh you can't do that,' or 'you're a bit too big for that' or whatever, rather than just concentrating…

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Big

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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…

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Footballer

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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…

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Apply

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Sometimes I think it would be nice to be in a warm office every day. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining…

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Day

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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…

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Big guy

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As a big man you may struggle to get much height when jumping for a ball - but by training with your…

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Challenges

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More than anything I prefer the ball on the floor. I think I play my best football on the floor. There is…

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Best

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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…

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Feeling good

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As you get older, you know what you're good at and you know what you're not so good at. Your ego comes…

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Ego

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During my career I've come back to clubs after the summer break to see one of my team-mates not really at it…

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Body

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When you hear Beast Mode, you automatically go to my size, but I always say the strongest thing I own is not…

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Look

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

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Going

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I'd like to be a Marvel character and get in one of those films.

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Character

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Sometimes it's nice to be a bit different.

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Bit

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Let me clear something up: I don't like KFC. Or McDonald's.

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Clear

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

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Available

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To be recognised as the best in the whole world at something is an achievement.

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Achievement

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

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Always

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

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Coaching

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I know that I don't look like a footballer but I've always enjoyed working out and I've always been bigger than most…

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Big

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If you want to gamble, so be it, but when it gets to the stage where gambling is the only thing you…

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Gamble

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I've always liked to keep myself busy so I don't get sucked in by temptations and that was part of the reason…

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Busy

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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…

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Best

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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…

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Big

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